Comments on: The World’s First Quantum Computer Finds A Buyer, But Questions About Its Abilities Remain

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inmotion hosting coupons — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:05:45 +0000

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By: Brian Too

Brian Too — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:41:25 +0000

If the picture is really Geordie Rose standing in front of the D-Wave, no edits, no forced perspective tricks, etc., then the following is reasonable:

The cube measures 10 x 10 x 10 feet, for a volume of 1000 cubic feet. However it’s footprint (floor space considerations in the data centre) is 10 x 10 feet. It’s a sloppy reference, and the height is higher than many data centres would routinely accomodate. However I can see how the vendor might market it by the floor footprint.

The near universal adoption of rackmount equipment in data centres has meant standarization of the physical space that servers, networking gear and storage take up.

By: Robert Ahrend

Robert Ahrend — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:46:45 +0000

What operating system are theyusing if its Linux that’s great but if its propreitary that’s not great and they will lose in the long run as so many high tech companies have and I worked for many and most are no longer in business.

By: torres

torres — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 13:00:27 +0000

Hahahaha!, I saw that too Iain, 100 square foot cube? Wtf?

By: Dukh

Dukh — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:24:28 +0000

Maybe it’s going to ask what the costs would be for the Cyberdyne Systems Model 101…

By: kfreels

kfreels — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:17:46 +0000

I think it’s exciting news! Lockheed surely put it’s people on to verify that the machine could do what they wanted. This is just a first step – much like the Cray-1 with it’s 80 Mhz processing capability. This is the kind of moment that passes without notice but then 30 years later you look back and see that it was a big part in how you arrived at where you are now…..

By: Iain

Iain — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:09:21 +0000

100 square foot cube. Interesting that’s 100/6 =16.6667 per face = 4.08 sides = 68 cubic feet. Or did the author mean a 10 x10 face making a 1000 cubic foot cube? Maybe science authors should know the basics before they pen an article.

By: tru46

tru46 — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:53:50 +0000

If I had the wish to make money by encouraging the US military I’d buy Lockheed stocks right now. Too good I have the choice of not doing it! Think about it.

By: Sy

Sy — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:40:20 +0000

Can it run Modern Warfare 3 when it comes out. ????

If so i’ll take two.

By: tall blue ape

tall blue ape — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:11:26 +0000

You know what I don’t get? This post.

By: No Self Control

No Self Control — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:21:53 +0000

Have you heard the news? The internet is now on computers…

By: JerL

JerL — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:39:40 +0000

A volume measured in square-feet? What will quantum computers do next…