Slideshow: Computing Power to the People

A team of computer scientists connects hundreds of computers in an attempt to create one of the world's top supercomputers. The geeks want the combined power for complex research problems of their choosing. By Daniel Terdiman.
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Throughout the day, the action at USF's Koret Gym was at FlashMob supercomputing's Command Central.Daniel Terdiman

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Some machines plugged into the FlashMob supercomputer didn't even have closed boxes.

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USF's Koret Gym was overtaken Saturday by geeks hoping to take part in supercomputing history.

Daniel Terdiman