'Zach' the NZ "super computer"

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#2076516 20-Aug-2018 21:25

I hope it's just the beginning of the end. There're many loose ends, not the least of which is the GP who provided patient information to something/someone. There may have been patient consent, but in healthcare, even with patient consent there're some no go areas. Some government agency should be chasing this up...

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#2077026 21-Aug-2018 19:34

Wonder when they'll pop up next with another hair brained idea that will draw in more gullible people.

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#2078178 23-Aug-2018 21:22

Maybe rental of storage space in the HAL 9000 cloud? "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that" ;-)

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#2110744 19-Oct-2018 07:23

The "catched-up" Supercomputer

Cray Y-MP Raspberry Pi Zero

CPUs        8                                               1
Clock         166 MHz                                      1 GHz
Perf           333 MFlops/CPU                            319 MFlops
RAM        128-512 MB ECL                          512 MB SRAM
SSD           256 MB to 4 GB                            1 GB to 256 GB (SD)
Power        250 kW                                       0.8 W
Weight       500-900 kg                            9 g
Price        30 Mio. US$ (1988)                      5 US$ (2016) + SD-Card

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#2110755 19-Oct-2018 07:30

Oh great, now we'll see a new "Zach" comprised of 1million RPi0's :)

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#2110763 19-Oct-2018 08:25

xpd:

Oh great, now we'll see a new "Zach" comprised of 1 million RPi0's :)

The break even due to the weird communication bandwith of them will not be as high ... as a million. Maybe max 48-64 units. So the new Zach will cost only 320 US$ ... this might be the amount of money they collected until now ... ;-)

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#2110823 19-Oct-2018 10:21

Or just get 2 RPi3s:

Raspberry Pi 3 Specifications

CPU: 4× ARM Cortex-A53, 1.2GHz
RAM: 1GB LPDDR2 (900 MHz)
Storage: microSD

Or one of pretty much any modern octa-core phone.

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#2110997 19-Oct-2018 14:31

RPi Compute module would be a better option if you wanted to cluster.

-e- https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/compute-module-3/

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#2111149 19-Oct-2018 18:24

This is the 'new' Cray Y-MP: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2610764 Performance and costs see above. Any complains? ;-)

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#2111305 20-Oct-2018 10:05

Could we please go back to discussing the specific topic - if you folks want to discuss supercomputers create your own thread.

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#2111345 20-Oct-2018 10:28

After reading the articles on Spinoff about the Whales. I'm totally convinced that the first word in their foundation's name (hint, it's an adjective) tells you all you need to know about them.

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#2111972 21-Oct-2018 18:12

freitasm:

Could we please go back to discussing the specific topic - if you folks want to discuss supercomputers create your own thread.

Year, naah, I'd never discuss supercomputers seriously with you in an "off topic" forum especially when this term is mentioned it the object.

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#2111979 21-Oct-2018 18:36

@Tinkerisk:
freitasm:

Could we please go back to discussing the specific topic - if you folks want to discuss supercomputers create your own thread.

Year, naah, I'd never discuss supercomputers seriously with you in an "off topic" forum especially when this term is mentioned it the object.

Condescending much?

First it wouldn't be in off topic. Second you have no idea of my background.

I suggest you keep these kind of posts out of Geekzone altogether.

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#2112066 21-Oct-2018 23:50

freitasm: Condescending much?

??? What button did I accidently hit? I just confirmed your request and was wondering about the contributions and medical diagnosis's before were not off topic, but the last few supercomputer postings suddenly are. But ok - I see, thanks.

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#2112068 22-Oct-2018 01:06

Tinkerisk:

freitasm: Condescending much?

??? What button did I accidently hit? I just confirmed your request and was wondering about the contributions and medical diagnosis's before were not off topic, but the last few supercomputer postings suddenly are. But ok - I see, thanks.

I read that first reply to freitasm as either sarcastic and condescending so he isn't the only one. That's why I'm pleased to to hear that wasn't what you intended.

I can also see why your discussion is considered off-topic. Although the topic mentions includes the term "super computer", it is specifically about only one "super computer" called "Zach" rather than any supercomputer.

The discussion of "medical diagnosis's" are on topic because Zach is being used for this purpose. Perhaps you didn't follow the hyperlink in the original post - as in the quote below - which links to an article about the Zach the super computer being used in this way.

kingjj:

Spinoff: https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-best-of/06-03-2018/the-mystery-of-zach-new-zealands-all-too-miraculous-medical-ai/

... a super computer named 'Zach' which is supposed to be an advanced AI that can do everything and anything - but only by email with a 20 minute turn around

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