Iran Builds Supercomputer from AMD Parts despite ban

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8609210434

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Despite a ban on US PC hardware, Iranian techs have built an enormously powerful supercomputer from 216 AMD processors.

The Linux-cluster machine has a 'theoretical peak performance of 860 gig-flops'.

The disclosure, made in an undated posting on the University of Amirkabir's
Web site, brought an immediate response Monday from AMD, which said it has
never authorized shipments of products either directly or indirectly to Iran
or any other embargoed country.

 

It is hard to stop anybody from getting computers.

ggg

 

They probably got the parts from china, these silly sanctions are pointless

 

No, not China, but form Dubai...

China is too far away. Dubai is better. All your shopping is Duty-free...

 

is there another source?
how good is this thing if they have made it?
sounds pretty cheap to me for a super computer

 

Holy cow! First Iran seeks the knowledge to build nukes, now it has a supercomputer.

What next? Will they put a man on the moon?

 

Gee when is the world going to realize that IRAN by order of the United States is not to in any way pursue anything of any kind without permission from the United States! Shame on them for even thinking that they are a soverign nation.

 

LMFAO wouldn't want them getting any open knowledge would we? They might become super L33t hackers and spy on us all.

 

hahaha))) I was thinking the same way. Now US has the right to bomb them! As this supercomputer can wipe off the whole Earth! I shall start packing...

 

Soon they will want to implement high speed internet, THIS CANNOT BE ALLOWED, we must invade asap!!!!!!!

 

They denounced a week ago that US and Israel are recruiting spies trough the chats and forums in the web...

 

Late breaking News.

Apparently Iran has been able to acquire, through the underground global economy, the following technologies of mass destruction.

1. Sanitation
2. Barter and trade
3. Fire
4. Refrigeration

It's only a matter of time before they put this altogether, and come up with a BBQ restaurant that threatens peace and prosperity in the free world.

I hate to say it, but I think we might have to attack, especially if they can come up with a better BBQ sauce than the greatest American companies.

Obviously, the nuclear option must be left on the table. Just not too close to the cole slaw.

 

I heard that terrorist Cheney is calling it a CMD.

Computer of Mass Destruction.

 

Now all this thread needs is lubricant.

 

guerilla fires it up))) Whats sad is.....that it happens in reality, many fox/cnn viewers could think that Iran is a threat and send their sons to beat the Evil!

 

wtf, NEXT you will be telling me they have acquired blue prints for making a wheel!!!

 

From the newswire;

To this point, the UN cannot prove that Iran is developing wheel technology, and the wheel inspectors have been sent home.

A recent National Intelligence Estimate said that "While Iran apparently halted it's plans to develop a wheel in 324 BC, we still believe that such a program exists, and can be started up on short notice."

Enraged, the Israeli intelligence community has sought to speak with representatives of it's closest ally, the United States of America, to discuss additional Israeli information on the Iranian wheel program.

An Israeli government spokesman was quoted as saying, "We have the proof that Iran still desires to make wheels, and that the program is progressing covertly. Just yesterday, our aerial recon photographed a Shirazi Kabab vendor pushing a cart with a square cut log at it's base.

Based on these new developments, it's only a matter of time until that poor bugger wears down the corners of the log, and accidentally discovers the secret of roundness."​

Already under international sanctions for having too many beautiful women wearing hijab, Iran's security could be threatened by coalition military action, aimed to prevent the development of wheels, pulleys and donuts.

In related news, The People's Republic of China recently unveiled their first, unmanned paper kite.

 

I wonder if Gtech aware of this....hmmm

 

Gtech; is unable to keep up with update lately;

actually he was behind this deal; lol

 

Haha, you guys crack me up. Now I know my favorite stand up comedians.