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virtual supercomputer

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virtual supercomputer
A supercomputer made up of desktop PCs. See grid computing.


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IBM's World Community Grid is a virtual supercomputer created by individuals who donate their unused computer time to tackle complex calculations to accelerate scientific research.
Using a mixture of private fibre optic networks and the public internet, the LHC Computing Grid (LCG) links thousands of machines to create a virtual supercomputer.
How Cassandra the virtual supercomputer program turned out and interacted with her creator was going to determine what sort of story, and even what sort of science fiction, it was.
 
 
 
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