[LINK] Supercomputing for everyone

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Jan writes,

> but as large computing power networks for engineering problems become
> available, people will figure out ways to use them.


Naturally .. and I suspect, CAD/CAM packages with 'automated' distributed 
processesing 'under the hood' will become normal. Whether sharing is with
one large supercomputer, or, now that as Rachel notes a smartphone ARM is
quicker than an original CRAY1, so as Tom suggests a SETI-like smartphone
network, will be immaterial. I'd happily rent-out my 99.999% unused phone 
processing power, the same as occasionally processing SETI data for free.

Cheers,
Stephen