TechnologyEnglish · 7 months ago

Here’s your chance to own a decommissioned US government supercomputer

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Here’s your chance to own a decommissioned US government supercomputer

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TechnologyEnglish · 7 months ago

145,152-core Cheyenne supercomputer was 20th most powerful in the world in 2016.

145,152-core Cheyenne supercomputer was 20th most powerful in the world in 2016.

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https://gsaauctions.gov/auctions/preview/282996

current price is $100,000

edit: looks like it sold for $480k
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  If all of Lenny’s users pool together it should cost just, like, $1000 each. We can each rotate our use to 3.7 days a year.

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