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What a comparison... If my brain is that fast, what's it doing? I don't have time to think about it... I think my brain spends 499,999,999,999,999 calculations persecond thinking about girls.. I don't think they need to spend much on this thing... Unless it's going to daydream about transistors n such... -----Original Message----- From: Neil Palmer [mailto:neilp@dpslink.com] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 11:28 PM To: midrange-nontech@midrange.com Subject: New iSeries model ? US to create 'computer brain' The gap between man and machine narrows today with the announcement that scientists have begun work on the first supercomputer with a processing power equivalent to the human brain. Spencer Abraham, the American secretary of state for energy, will announce a contract with IBM to build two supercomputers one and a half times more powerful than the combined might of the 25 largest existing supercomputers. The machines, made up of 197 refrigerator-sized boxes each weighing one ton, can crunch half a quadrillion - 500,000,000,000,000 - calculations every second, estimated to be the same magnitude of 'thinking capacity' as the human brain. This communication is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, (i) please do not read or disclose to others, (ii) please notify the sender by reply mail, and (iii) please delete this communication from your system. Failure to follow this process may be unlawful. Thank you for your cooperation.
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