GEMMSTAR, A TWO GIGAFLOP COMPUTER FOR MACROMOLECULAR SIMULATIONS

我们目前正处于一个两年项目的设计阶段，该项目将 结果是实现了一种性能优于当今计算机的计算机 超级计算机(Cray X/MP)增加到原来的1/20到1/30。这台机器将是 采用特殊用途集成电路芯片设计，这些芯片正在 是专门为这个项目设计的。它的目的是使总销售额 每台机器的价格约为15万美元，因此 从而产生非常高的性价比，约为50% 比当今存在的任何硬件都要好。这台机器应该 对分子动力学模拟的方式有重大影响 在世界各地演出。这一项目将通过 使用合作研究和开发协议 电脑制造商。

We are currently in the design phase of a two year project that will result in the realization of a computer that will outperform today's supercomputers (Cray X/MP) by a factor of 20 to 30. This machine will be designed with special purpose integrated circuit chips that are being designed particularly for this project. It is intended that the total sale price of each of these machines will be about $150,000 each, thus resulting in a very high cost performance ratio, which will be about 50 times better than any hardware in existence today. This machine should have a major impact on how molecular dynamics simulations are being performed throughout the world. This project will be carried out through the use of a cooperative research and development agreement with a computer manufacturer.