After 12 long hard days I'm back from Germany, this was the result....

The most powerful super computer in Europe, and the 3rd in the world

72 frames, 32 nodes per frame, 32 quad core CPU's per node, so that's a total of 294,912 processor cores performance should peak at 1 petaflop.





Had one day off whilst there, so had to pop along to the Ring, didn't go on but enjoyed the atmosphere, it was closed for over an hour just as I arrived, due to 2 bikes and a £43K Caterham having an off, apparently due to oil on the circuit , I do hope all were OK the bikes looked a right mess. Saw a couple of UK scoobies on the circuit, not sure if anyone know's who they are? I got some pics of them if they are interested...






As you'd expect there were loads of porkers on the circuit...






some other marques





How insane is this.....



one of the bikes

 

Looks like you had fun while you were gone.


That's one hell of a counterstike server

 

Awesome puter Mark those pics put into perspective just how monstrous that beast is
Hopefully I'll catch up with you later for a chat

 

Welcome home! Looks like it wasn't all work & no play!

What nutters on the bike - you've got to have 100% trust in the rider!!

Cracking photos!

Thats some 'puter you've been playing with - not a laptop I take it! And what is a petaflop (sounds like something in my greenhouse!)

So, we'll be seeing you for the cruise tonight then..................or has MrsB4 got other ideas??

 

It took 12 days to sort it! And I`ll bet it was only the fuse mind you I suppose it could of took 12 days if you walked slowly just to find the plug.

 

four weeks in total to install it, we added an additional 5 rows (40 frames) to their existing system, I was there for the second block of 2 weeks, so I got to see the finished system

FLOPS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I hope to pop along to the cruise, but I'm oncall this weekend

 

Thanks - lost me before the end of the first sentence, so I won't be answering questions on it later!

On call, what for Germany, was it worth coming home...............?

 

for my normal job, the Germany thing was a special project I was invited to assist on...

 

Just been explaining to Coz what it is you've been doing & showing her the pictures of the 'computer'. Her question (she is only 11 and does have me as a mother) 'where's the screen......................'

On a serious note, who / what is this computer for, if you are allowed to say, of course?

 

Very good

 

IBM Press room - 2009-02-10 New IBM Petaflop Supercomputer at German Forschungszentrum Juelich to Be Europe's Most Powerful - United States

Supercomputer

 

Impressive computer!

 

That's me teaching Dave in the Clio the lines of the Nordschleife

I know the owner of the R500. I'm not going to go into details but it was a big one. His passenger is still in hospital Bikers were OK, one is a marshal and got straight up to help the driver and passenger of the R500.

 

great pics m8

 

someone mentioned that they just looked like black blocks, so here's a pic of one of the rows before I added the covers

 

Looks like an interesting trip.

Have you got the IP address, so we can link up to it for forza / xbox live - shouldn't have any connection issues on that

 

Ah now I can see it`s a dishwasher

 

Tell Coz, I've opened all the doors and still haven't found the screen yet

 

Er, like Ark would know what a dishwasher looks like - he struggles to find the kitchen!

That is a serious bit of kit - hope you didn't put any bits in the wrong place!

 

She`s smarter than me so she probably won`t fall for that one. Last night she goes what`s that on your chin so I rub my chin she says not that one the other one. Cheeky mare

 

Thought you may want this.......

 

Just checking through my pics from Germany, I can't believe I forgot to upload this one.....

 

brilliant

 

But tell me, do you always drive with your camera in one hand?

Well captured!!

 

I wasn't driving, and we wasn't undertaking

 

Only when there's a Ford to photograph

 

 

What is it with foreigners & their buses?

This was seen in Norway on our way to the glaciers.

 

BTT

 

Is it me, or is the woman in that picture holding her nose..........................?