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virtual supercomputerA supercomputer made up of desktop PCs. See peer-to-peer computing. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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NPL linked the center's existing computer nodes using United Devices' Grid MP software platform, collectively harnessing previously unutilized power to create a virtual supercomputer capable of accelerating and refining their mathematical measurement simulations. The ability to create a virtual supercomputer that is faster than the largest traditional design opens the door for sizeable long-term rewards. The screensaver will unobtrusively donate the computer's idle processing power and link it into a worldwide Grid that will act as a virtual supercomputer capable of analyzing billions of molecules in a fraction of the time it would take in a laboratory. |
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