Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> MIT students power supercomputer with bicycles
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| They powered a SiCortex SC648 supercomputer with a Linux cluster of 648 CPUs
>| and almost 1TB of main memory in a single cabinet. The system is low-powered
>| and draws 1,200 watts without needing special power supplies or cooling.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/121907-mit-students-power-supercomputer-with.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
> http://tinyurl.com/2we49g
>
Umm, that's about 2W/cpu... that's exceptional.
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