Once a million dollar vector-parallel supercomputer for research
projects at the Australian National University, this Fujitsu VPP300 is
now being auctioned off at eBay.
With 13 143MHz vector processors, a fast crossbar interconnect and 14GB
of RAM, the four-cabinet machine boasts peak performance taps of 28.6
Gflops. Back in 1996, when the supercomputer was installed at
Australia's National University it was the dog's bollocks. Now the ANU's
Fujitsu VPP300 is being put out to pasture by that most modern of
routes, an auction on eBay .
For those wanting to bid :
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3405888342
when I looked it was at 12 AU$ or a tad over US$7. Watch out for the
shipping charges though.
-- hbp
Received on Wed Mar 12 2003 - 06:56:01 GMT