SC2003 conference features large presence by Apple
updated 07:35 am EST, Mon November 24, 2003
Apple presence at SC2003
SC2003, the 15-year-old supercomputing industry trade show and conference, featured a , according to The New York Times: "or the first time, Microsoft was an exhibitor. Apple Computer, which in the past had only a tiny presence, was also a new force on the strength of a surprisingly powerful homebuilt supercomputer recently assembled by researchers and students at Virginia Tech from 1,100 new Apple G5 desktop computers. The achievement was viewed here both as a vindication for I.B.M., whose microprocessor is at the heart of the new Apple computer, and as an indication that the action in computer design is shifting from the PC world and back to the makers of powerful machines." [free reqistration required]
