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[[File:Frostburg.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|FROSTBURG on display at the [[National Cryptologic Museum]]. The light panels were used to check the usage of the processing nodes, and to run diagnostics.]] |
[[File:Frostburg.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|FROSTBURG on display at the [[National Cryptologic Museum]]. The light panels were used to check the usage of the processing nodes, and to run diagnostics.]] |
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'''FROSTBURG''' was a [[Connection Machine]] 5 (CM-5) [[Massively parallel (computing)|massively parallel]] [[supercomputer]] used by the US [[National Security Agency]] (NSA) to perform higher-level mathematical calculations. The CM-5 was built by the [[Thinking Machines Corporation]], based in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], at a cost of [[US$]]25 million. The system was installed at NSA in 1991, and operated until 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/06/11/10-of-the-coolest-and-most-powerful-supercomputers-of-all-time/ |title=Ten of the coolest and most powerful supercomputers of all time |publisher=Royal.pingdom.com |date=2009-06-11 |accessdate=2014-02-25}}</ref> It was the first massively [[parallel computing|parallel processing computer]] bought by NSA, originally containing 256 processing nodes. The system was upgraded in 1993 with another 256 nodes, for a total of 512 nodes.<ref>{{cite |
'''FROSTBURG''' was a [[Connection Machine]] 5 (CM-5) [[Massively parallel (computing)|massively parallel]] [[supercomputer]] used by the US [[National Security Agency]] (NSA) to perform higher-level mathematical calculations. The CM-5 was built by the [[Thinking Machines Corporation]], based in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], at a cost of [[US$]]25 million. The system was installed at NSA in 1991, and operated until 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://royal.pingdom.com/2009/06/11/10-of-the-coolest-and-most-powerful-supercomputers-of-all-time/ |title=Ten of the coolest and most powerful supercomputers of all time |publisher=Royal.pingdom.com |date=2009-06-11 |accessdate=2014-02-25}}</ref> It was the first massively [[parallel computing|parallel processing computer]] bought by NSA, originally containing 256 processing nodes. The system was upgraded in 1993 with another 256 nodes, for a total of 512 nodes.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HhEC0q-O1ewC&q=FROSTBURG&pg=PA398 |title=The Geek Atlas: 128 Places Where Science and Technology Come Alive - John Graham-Cumming - Google Boeken |date=2009-05-21 |isbn=9780596555627 |accessdate=2014-02-25|last1=Graham-Cumming |first1=John }}</ref> The system had a total of 500 billion 32-bit words (≈2 terabytes) of [[Computer data storage|storage]], 2.5 billion words (≈10 gigabytes) of [[computer memory|memory]], and could perform at a theoretical maximum 65.5 giga[[FLOPS]]. The operating system ''CMost'' was based on [[Unix]], but optimized for parallel processing. |
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FROSTBURG is now on display at the [[National Cryptologic Museum]].<ref>[[:File:Frostburg-nsa-description.jpg|Caption for FROSTBURG display in the National Cryptologic Museum, 2005]]</ref> |
FROSTBURG is now on display at the [[National Cryptologic Museum]].<ref>[[:File:Frostburg-nsa-description.jpg|Caption for FROSTBURG display in the National Cryptologic Museum, 2005]]</ref> |
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FROSTBURG was a Connection Machine 5 (CM-5) massively parallel supercomputer used by the US National Security Agency (NSA) to perform higher-level mathematical calculations. The CM-5 was built by the Thinking Machines Corporation, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at a cost of US$25 million. The system was installed at NSA in 1991, and operated until 1997.[1] It was the first massively parallel processing computer bought by NSA, originally containing 256 processing nodes. The system was upgraded in 1993 with another 256 nodes, for a total of 512 nodes.[2] The system had a total of 500 billion 32-bit words (≈2 terabytes) of storage, 2.5 billion words (≈10 gigabytes) of memory, and could perform at a theoretical maximum 65.5 gigaFLOPS. The operating system CMost was based on Unix, but optimized for parallel processing.
FROSTBURG is now on display at the National Cryptologic Museum.[3]
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References
- ^ "Ten of the coolest and most powerful supercomputers of all time". Royal.pingdom.com. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ Graham-Cumming, John (2009-05-21). The Geek Atlas: 128 Places Where Science and Technology Come Alive - John Graham-Cumming - Google Boeken. ISBN 9780596555627. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ Caption for FROSTBURG display in the National Cryptologic Museum, 2005
