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2 GHz PC + matlab > 1980s cray supercomputer

OS

OS

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My prof mentioned that he had access to a Cray XMP super computer while he was working at General Dynamics in the 1980s and says a 2 ghz pc with matlab would school it.

It's something I've pretty much suspected but interesting to have someone in the know tell it straight up.

 
Originally posted by: OS
My prof mentioned that he had access to a Cray XMP super computer while he was working at General Dynamics in the 1980s and says a 2 ghz pc with matlab would school it.

It's something I've pretty much suspected but interesting to have someone in the know tell it straight up.
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exactly what we'll be saying about our piddling 3.06ghz cpus 20 years from now when our 40ghz 25,000+ athlons are pwning 😀
 
Actually, a desktop in 1998 would school a supercomputer built in 1989 by a factor of two, cost far, far less, and had graphics.

Ryan
 
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