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OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
Sat Jun 23, 2012, 06:50 PM Jun 2012

Tulsa will soon be home to the largest "community" supercomputer in the nation

Officials Hope Tulsa Supercomputer Will Be Economic Boost

TULSA, Oklahoma - Tulsa will soon be home to the largest supercomputer in the nation, one that anyone can use.
City leaders say combining research and entrepreneurs will be an economic boost to the region.

The partnership behind the Tulsa supercomputer said it will fuel economic development and boost universities, colleges and small businesses.

"It's going to lead to the creation of significant jobs and economic development opportunity," Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett said.

Under the leadership of the Oklahoma Innovation Initiative, the University of Tulsa, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, Oklahoma State University-Tulsa and Tulsa Community College pooled resources for the $6.7 million needed to build, operate and maintain the supercomputer project.

You use a supercomputer when your problems are too big for one computer to handle.

Any researcher and entrepreneur will be able to use it.

rest of the story here: http://www.newson6.com/story/18859691/tulsa-supercomputer-will-be-economic-boost

In the comments section, the developer posted and corrected the story... it's the largest community supercomputer

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Tulsa will soon be home to the largest "community" supercomputer in the nation (Original Post) OKNancy Jun 2012 OP
But will I be able to play scrabble with it? Here's hoping it will be able to handle some of the 2on2u Jun 2012 #1
How can OK permit this? It's blatantly communist. kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #2
Not when it's Republicans doing it bigbrother05 Jun 2012 #3
the public isn't paying for it OKNancy Jun 2012 #4
 

2on2u

(1,843 posts)
1. But will I be able to play scrabble with it? Here's hoping it will be able to handle some of the
Sat Jun 23, 2012, 07:00 PM
Jun 2012

simpler tasks like cribbage and chess.

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)
3. Not when it's Republicans doing it
Sat Jun 23, 2012, 08:52 PM
Jun 2012

Tulsa is old time R country and D Bartlett is the son of a Repub Gov and Sen. They surely have sold it as a "business friendly" partnership. The public pays for it and business benefits, real friendly like, innit.

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