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That's just absurd. Are we really that dense to compare interconnected x86s to shared memory parallel mainframes? Not even Myrinet or SCI (and the various othe
by mfukar 16y ago
That's just absurd. Are we really that dense to compare interconnected x86s to shared memory parallel mainframes? Not even Myrinet or SCI (and the various other contenders of the throne) could be half as effective as point-to-point processor interconnects, and that's an overstatement.
To make such a comparison without understanding the workloads these mainframes are "crunching" is not very wise.
edit: Wow. Must've hit a nerve, I guess. Downmod me to oblivion, sir!
- rbanffy 16y agoNo way I would downmod you - that's exactly what I was saying. You may put certain workloads on racks of Dell servers, but there are workloads that are best served by these kinds of machines (SGI has some shared-memory monsters too, with x86 processors) and I say these IBM machines are impressive works of art. But I am biased. I even love the 3278 font with those sleek 6's and 9's.