topic What would you do with a Cray computer? in Installation & update

What would you do with a Cray computer?

matjashka — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:13:04 GMT

Since I work with Macs, and the multi-core powermacs make most sense to me how far you should go with "personal computers", when a friend of mine told me that he was in a possession of a Cray CX1, I was not impressed.

It's some special-Windows-driven graphic workstation that he can't really take advantage of (how he got it is sort of a personal story... but he got it straight from Microsoft). You will hear the word "cray" whispered in a scientific or academic environment maybe, but not on your train to work.

It's a "personal" computer, i.e. when you plug it in, supposedly the lights will still be up in your building. We don't know, because the gigaflop-chewing monster has been gathering dust for almost a year. I think nobody was interested in the ads he posted.

What would you do if you had one?

Re: What would you do with a Cray computer?

Dwight — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:04:26 GMT

If I had a Cray computer I would eradicate hunger and create world peace.

Re: What would you do with a Cray computer?

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:15:56 GMT

Make dinosaurs! 😉

Re: What would you do with a Cray computer?

ci-JoshOs — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:36:05 GMT

I'd definitely go with making dinosaurs. either that or storing my shopping list.

Re: What would you do with a Cray computer?

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:33:21 GMT

Learn GDL and write the mother of all stairmaker addons for Archicad.

A choice of stair railing and balluster options running to 10,214,245,134,928,451.

Think about it, no 2 houses need ever have to have the same stairs ever again....

Re: What would you do with a Cray computer?

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:08:48 GMT

S T A I R S ! ! !

Is there an advance reservation list? I'm on it!

Do doors / windows and my first born is yours.

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