That blog headline is kinda misleading.
Yes, many of the researchers there use Apple, and Apple’s acceptance in the science community is growing (perhaps providing all those free ipads to grade school and high school kids is paying off).
But the majority of computing power at the Hadron is Linux running off PC tech.
Go to Hadron’s website and see….
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gigaom.com/2010/01/07/large-hadron-collider-powered-by-apple/
That blog headline is kinda misleading.
Yes, many of the researchers there use Apple, and Apple’s acceptance in the science community is growing (perhaps providing all those free ipads to grade school and high school kids is paying off).
But the majority of computing power at the Hadron is Linux running off PC tech.
Go to Hadron’s website and see….