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Worlds first petaflop supercomputer is obsolete after just five years, will be shut down
2013-04-01 13:31:49| Extremetech
IBM Roadrunner, which was the world's fastest supercomputer as recently as June 2009, and the first supercomputer to hit 1 petaflop, is now obsolete and has been shut down. At a cost of $120 million and with a lifetime of just five years, you might accuse the Department of Energy of wastefulness -- but shutting down Roadrunner is actually a thrifty, cost-saving measure.
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