Littleton, Massachusetts-based Alliant Computer Systems Corp has come up with a new configuration of its 80860 RISC-based minisupercomputers and is touting it as the first supercomputer for oil and gas exploration that is deployable in a small, rack-mounted package. The SRM/1 – Supercomputer Rack Mount enables users in remote locations to process seismic data locally in real time with the performance of a full function parallel supercomputer, Alliant says. The SRM/1 does up to 640 MFLOPS 32-bit, 320 MFLOPS 64-bit and 328 VAX MIPS with one to eight CPUs. No prices were given.
