New Green Supercomputer Powers Up at Purdue
A new supercomputer installed at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN is being compared to a “fleet of thousands of bike messengers.” Individually they don’t carry much freight, but they use less energy and are more effective in some situations. At least, that’s the hope. Gerry McCartney, vice president for IT and CIO at Purdue, said the supercomputer, a SiCortex 5832, uses one-fortieth the power of traditional supercomputers.
