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[m.oreilly]

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Researchers at the University of Maryland have come up with a desktop parallel computing system they say is 100 times faster than current PCs...

http://www.networkwo...y/?q=node/16728

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...uses a circuit board about the size of a license plate on which they have mounted 64 parallel processors.

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Suppose you hire one person to clean your home, and it takes five hours, or 300 minutes, for the person to perform each task, one after the other," Vishkin said. "That's analogous to the current serial processing method.

Now imagine that you have 100 cleaning people who can work on your home at the same time! That's the parallel processing method.

whoa. cool

[Christopholofigus]

*shuffles in line* I'm in line, when do i get one? LOL That is pretty cool.

[chriso_86]

That is freakin cool!! I am going to spend my time today while I'm hiking trying to think of a name for this baby cause I want that 500 dollar prize!!!!!!!

[Nvyseal]

I dont think 100 cleaning people can fit in my house

[m.oreilly]

Nvyseal, on Jun 27 2007, 08:25 AM, said:

I dont think 100 cleaning people can fit in my house

you have a point there...