PS The link to the online article is http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090518/local/super-computer-laboratory-being-set-up-at-university
Ramon Casha 2009/5/19 Ramon Casha <ramon.ca...@linux.org.mt> > I'm sure we can. The people who got in touch with me sound very > enthusiastic about the whole thing. We can discuss this during the meeting, > which sounds like it's going to be on the 30th. > > > Ramon Casha > > > 2009/5/19 Keith Vassallo <kei...@me.com> > > That is very exciting!! >> >> Do you think we could setup a meeting Ramon? >> >> Keith >> >> On 19 May 2009, at 10:22, Ramon Casha wrote: >> >> I have confirmed - the new super-computer WILL be running Linux. >> >> The offer to contribute during the open day could be a brilliant >> opportunity for MLUG, but I think it would be great to get somehow involved >> in the project itself. I have no idea how we can help yet, but we could meet >> up with the people involved in this project and have an informal chat. >> >> >> >> >> Ramon Casha >> >> >> 2009/5/19 Ramon Casha <rca...@gmail.com> >> >>> On the Times online today (and probably the treeware version too), there >>> is an item about a super-computer being commissioned at the department of >>> Physics at university. I wrote to the person responsible to try to find out >>> more, and got this interesting response: >>> >>> >>> Dear Mr. Casha, >>> >>> Thank you for your interest in our supercomputer project, funded >>> through the European Regional Development Fund, for which I am the Project >>> Manager. The project is currently in the tendering stage (we expect a >>> European tender to be issued shortly), and more details will made publicly >>> available when the contract is finalised. However I can say that we are >>> aiming a machine having the x86-64 architecture with a minumum of 500 >>> processor cores, a low-latency interconnect, and an estimated performance of >>> 500Gflops or better. >>> >>> This facility will be the first of its kind in Malta and has already >>> excited great interest in the academic community. We also see the >>> generation of interest in high-performance computing in the computing and >>> technical sectors outside the University as a prime goal of this project. >>> In fact, we envisage holding an open day and seminar shortly after the >>> commissioning of the facility, which you or your organisation may be >>> interested in contributing to. >>> If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact >>> me. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> -- >>> Louis Zammit Mangion >>> Department of Physics >>> University of Malta, >>> Msida MSD 2080, >>> MALTA. >>> Tel: (+356) 23402454 >>> Fax: (+356) 21312110 >>> email: lz...@phys.um.edu.mt >>> >>> Ramon Casha wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Ms Spiteri, >>>> >>>> I read about the article on the Times about the supercomputer lab being >>>> set up within the Department of Physics at University. I am very much >>>> interested in this project. I am the founder and a member of the Malta >>>> Linux >>>> User Group, and have followed at a distance the development of massively >>>> parallel processing, particularly using Linux, BSD and other open source >>>> software. >>>> >>>> I wonder whether any other information is available about this project, >>>> particularly which systems will be used in its implementation. If you could >>>> direct me to the person(s) who are responsible for implementing this >>>> project >>>> I'd be very grateful. >>>> >>>> Ramon Casha >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> MLUG-list mailing list >> MLUG-list@linux.org.mt >> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MLUG-list mailing list >> MLUG-list@linux.org.mt >> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >> >> >
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