NOTE FROM KIM:

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
and IBM unveiled two new supercomputers,
dubbed Blue Gene/L and ASC Purple.
Nice try, guys, but we figured we’d
help you jazz up those names a bit.

The Top 7 Supercomputer Names

7> “Hell, why don’t we just be honest and call it ‘Downloading-Porniac’?”

6> Cray Ola

5> Timex-Sinclair TS-10000000

4> Hertz-a-Lot

3> Brief Thought

2> Deep Blew $250M

and the Number 1 Supercomputer Name…

1> MEENIAC, MINEIAC and MOENIAC

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Credits:

Selected from 35 submissions from 13 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Guy Payne, Leeds, AL — 1, 7
G. Griebenow, Johannesburg, S. Africa — 2
Shane Looker, Union City, CA — 3, 7
Kim Moser, New York, NY — 4, List Moderator, Topic
Bruce W. Alter, Fairfax Station, VA — 5
Brandon Hunt, Braintree, MA — 6