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Blue Gene

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Blue Gene was an IBM project aimed at designing supercomputers that can reach operating speeds in the petaFLOPS range, with relatively low power consumption.

Facts
Year
1999 1
Significance
Blue Gene systems often led the TOP500 and Green500 rankings of the most powerful and most power-efficient supercomputers 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: IBM Blue Gene
  • History
    In December 1999, IBM announced a US$100 million research initiative
  • Lead section, paragraph 2
    Blue Gene systems often led the TOP500 and Green500 rankings of the most powerful and most power-efficient supercomputers, respectively.
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