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What on earth are people using these machines for - I would have thought a University could build a suitablly specified machine in these times of austerity... the US Army strung a lot of PS3s together...
Supercomputer maker Cray's business softened in the first quarter of 2011 because of international government-budget issues, but it did have a bit of good news to lessen the disappointment of investors thanks to a Scottish super named for a Trojan warrior. In the quarter that ended this March 31, Cray had a ridiculously easy …
"a Scottish super"
-> No, it is an American (Cray) supercomputer
"Scotland's Hector supercomputer"
-> HECToR is a UK national supercomputer service, not just for Scotland - the supercomputers just happen to be based near Edinburgh
"what the University of Edinburgh is planning to do"
-> Actually, the HECToR service as a whole is "owned" and managed by EPSRC on behalf of Research Councils UK. It is EPSRC/RCUK who plan/decide the upgrades - albeit in collaboration with Edinburgh University and other partners.