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The Register: My 96-Processor Linux Cluster is Smaller than Yours

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 4, 2005

“Personal computer. Personal cluster. Call it what you will.
Orion Multisystems is pretty sure it has the fastest PC around no
matter the moniker.

“Last week, Orion started shipping its long awaited 96-processor
(Transmeta Tinside) deskside cluster. This box is the follow-on to
a 12-processor desktop system that has been on the market for
several months. With the new, larger system, customers get pretty
much the most powerful computer around that can plug into a
standard electrical socket…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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