The question of what constitutes a supercomputer technically depends on what technologies are cutting edge in any given era—but it's all about throughput. The term "supercomputing" has a long history.

Over the decades there have been many denominations coined to classify computer systems, usually when they got used in different fields or technological improvements caused significant shifts. While ...

C. 2500 BCE: Sumerian abacus -- c. 700 BC: Scytale -- c. 150: Antikythera mechanism -- c. 60: Programmable robot -- c. 850: "On Deciphering Cryptographic Messages ...

Set in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Computer History Museum long cheered the developments around it. Now, it’s taking a more nuanced approach. Credit...By Loren Elliott For The New York Times ...

EXETER, United Kingdom – Even though the Met Office, the UK’s national weather service, had been preparing to replace its latest supercomputer for several years, it still felt like a momentous ...

The high-performance level of ASU's supercomputer, Sol, places the system as one of the top 500 supercomputers in the world, at No. 388. But with great computational power comes a great administrative ...

Supercomputers are unsung heroes—unless you're a nerd like we are, in which case they're probably at least a little bit sung. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

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