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[tajc@xxxxxxxx (Tim Shann)]

 Found this at WinFiles.com:

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-1425245.html?dd.wf..1101.05

     Halfway through 2001, it's possible that the fastest
     supercomputer in the world will be powered by the Linux operating
     system. If Linux gets the job, it will be a key component in the
     effort to keep U.S. nuclear weapons working as designed, the main
     function of this new supercomputer. The route to this lofty
     position could come via the confluence of an Energy Department
     program to build ever-faster supercomputers and computer maker
     SGI's strategy to move its machines to the open-source operating
     system. SGI spokesman Charlie Rasch confirmed that the company is
     a bidder for a computer called "T30" that is to be installed at
     Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Rasch declined to
     give further details about SGI's bid. Sources said that other
     bidders include Compaq Computer and Sun Microsystems, but company
     representatives could not immediately confirm the bids. IBM,
     which is building its own supercomputers for the nuclear weapons
     program, didn't submit a bid, said spokesman Jeff Gluck. A
     contract to build supercomputers can provide a serious boost to a
     company's research and development budget. Contracts for current
     supercomputers at the weapons labs brought IBM and SGI $94
     million and $121 million, respectively.


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