Apple iPad 2 As Fast As The Cray-2 Super Computer

[ryao]

I don't see how promoting the iPad 2 has anything to do with Linux or open-source whatsoever.

Is having to do with Linux a requirement? Anyway, the iPad is capable of running open source software. Also, the source code to significant parts of its operating system is available on Apple's website.

[z1lt0id]

I don't see how promoting the iPad 2 has anything to do with Linux or open-source whatsoever.

[xchris]

The difference:

then: CRAY-2 users/operators ---> SuperUsers
now Apple Ipad users ---> Faggots

[Redi44]

Comon Michael, cut the Apple crap...

[DeepDayze]

No one care about the iPad. Overpriced piece of shit.

But Cray-2's are far more expensive...even a used one

[blackout23]

No one care about the iPad. Overpriced piece of shit.

[sturmflut]

This is ancient news

Top500 and Linpack co-manager Dr. Jack Dongarra already published the iPad 2/Cray-2 equality - back in May 2011, see http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/0...puter-of-yore/ .

[LinuxID10T]

Thing is, if this were a normal supercomputer they were testing against from back then, I think the iPad would have fared much better. The early Cray supercomputers were designed for very specific workloads and designed accordingly. That being said, they would fare pretty poorly in any more general benchmark.

[Nille]

very fascinating article. hah imagine if someone took a bunch of discarded/retired smartphones and made a cluster server out of them to beat out an even greater supercomputer.

Not really. The Communication between devices are not for free.

[Rigaldo]

very fascinating article. hah imagine if someone took a bunch of discarded/retired smartphones and made a cluster server out of them to beat out an even greater supercomputer.

Well, a supercomputer from 30 years ago that is .. xP
Heck, there's kitchens more powerful from the computer technology that existed then...