Purdue receives supercomputer

By Laura Pelner
Summer Reporter

Purdue's new supercomputer will be one of the nation's most powerful computers, according to the director of Purdue's computing center.

John Steele, the director, said that the computer will put Purdue back in to the supercomputing world because the system will be in the top 10 percent of the most powerful systems in the nation. With the equipment Purdue will also become one of the leaders at individual universities.

Purdue will receive the new $10 million supercomputer, which it is purchasing from IBM, later this month. However, Purdue will only be paying $2.9 million for the computer, despite the list price of $10 million.

Steele said that Purdue's acquiring the supercomputer was made possible by significant grants from IBM. "We have a longstanding relationship with IBM, we've had IBM computers at Purdue for almost forever, dating back to 1963."

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