A Yuletide Apocalypse

Here are some really neat stories from the Apple website about universities building Mac-based supercomputers that compete with the biggest in the world, at a fraction of the price. Bowie State’s approach to using their machine, nicknamed the Xseed, as the centerpiece for a five point development plan is really great — it shows how computers can enhance the educational experience of all students, not only those in the sciences or related disciplines. Check it out…

• “Bowie State”:http://www.apple.com/science/profiles/bowiestate/
• “Virginia Tech”:http://www.apple.com/science/profiles/vatech2/

Also, this is all somewhat old news, but here is a macworld writeup about Apple’s overall standing in the Top500 list:
“Apple lands four spots in TOP500 list”:http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/06/22/top500/index.php (June 2005)