FPS Computing, the Beaverton, Oregon company perhaps better known under its old name of Floating Point Systems, has now launched its Model 350 supercomputer workstation, which it re-badges from Stellar Computer Inc. FPS says it is treating the system as an entry-level supercomputer rather than a graphics supercomputer, and emphasises that the 25 MIPS, 40 MFLOPS systems can support up to 12 non-graphics users. However, high speed links between the Model 350 and the latest FPS Model 500 minisupercomputer launched back in November are being developed, and multi-user graphics capabilities for the 350 are expected shortly. In the UK, Model 350 workstations are available from around UKP100,000 from the Bracknell, Berkshire-based company.
