Tulsa will soon be home to the largest "community" supercomputer in the nation

[OKNancy]

Officials Hope Tulsa Supercomputer Will Be Economic Boost

TULSA, Oklahoma - Tulsa will soon be home to the largest supercomputer in the nation, one that anyone can use.
City leaders say combining research and entrepreneurs will be an economic boost to the region.

The partnership behind the Tulsa supercomputer said it will fuel economic development and boost universities, colleges and small businesses.

"It's going to lead to the creation of significant jobs and economic development opportunity," Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett said.

Under the leadership of the Oklahoma Innovation Initiative, the University of Tulsa, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, Oklahoma State University-Tulsa and Tulsa Community College pooled resources for the $6.7 million needed to build, operate and maintain the supercomputer project.

You use a supercomputer when your problems are too big for one computer to handle.

Any researcher and entrepreneur will be able to use it.

rest of the story here: http://www.newson6.com/story/18859691/tulsa-supercomputer-will-be-economic-boost

In the comments section, the developer posted and corrected the story... it's the largest community supercomputer

[2on2u]

1. But will I be able to play scrabble with it? Here's hoping it will be able to handle some of the

simpler tasks like cribbage and chess.

[kestrel91316]

2. How can OK permit this? It's blatantly communist.

[bigbrother05]

3. Not when it's Republicans doing it

Tulsa is old time R country and D Bartlett is the son of a Repub Gov and Sen. They surely have sold it as a "business friendly" partnership. The public pays for it and business benefits, real friendly like, innit.

[OKNancy]

4. the public isn't paying for it

and researchers are able to use it too.