The Power and Legacy of Virginia Tech's Mac-Based Supercomputers
CharlesW
41 points
12 comments
November 11, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
HoldOnAMinute
Virginia Tech has a good reputation on the East Coast, particularly in the DC area, but it is completely unheard of on the West Coast. Many West Coasters can't tell the difference between Virginia and West Virginia.
theflyingelvis
This is a pretty hokie setup
runxel
Do I see this right? An Apple M1 Max has roughly the same Teraflops as this setup of one thousand one hundred machines? Just to put that into perspective. (Not to mention cost and performance per Watt)