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Originally Posted by kstarnes
OS X is certified Unix at the OS level.
XServe can be configured to run as many OS X Servers as you want - run all the time 24/7. Maybe I wasn't using the the correct "unix" terminology.
I know that Virginia Tech is running a cluster of over 1000 of the older G5 based XServes. It still may be the fastest supercomputer at any university, but I don't know the current status.
I found the link - 7th fastest supercomputer in the world as well (edit: this is a dated ranking!)
http://www.apple.com/science/profiles/vatech2/
That seems high-end to me, or are we tripping over semantics?
Best,
Kurt |
Its still x86, that's not really unix, you can call it that, like I can Nissan an infinity.