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The supercomputer was developed in France and acquired by the Brazilian government in 2015 for R$50 million. [1] When the machine arrived at LNCC in 2015, it took the position of the largest computer in Latin America. [2] In 2019, it underwent an upgrade, increasing its processing capacity from 1.1 to 5.1 petaflops.
We've taken a look back to see how the years have affected the price of 50 things we buy, or wish we could buy. Thanks to inflation, it takes around $1.30 to buy what $1 bought in 1999.
In 2011 Brazil ranked fourth in the world with 23,456,00 Internet hosts. [20] In April 2012 Brazil was 10th in the world with 48,572,160 IPv4 addresses allocated, 23.6 per 100 residents. [21] The Internet is a popular medium for citizen–government interaction. For example, as per 2009, 99% of all income tax forms were delivered online. [22]
Raspberry Pi, a bare-bones, low-cost credit-card sized computer created by volunteers mostly drawn from academia and the UK tech industry, is released to help teach children to code. [9] [10] September 11 Intel demonstrates its Next Unit of Computing, a motherboard measuring only 4 × 4 in (10 × 10 cm). [11] October 4
PC Conectado, or Computador para Todos, is a tax-free computer initiative launched by the Brazilian government, since 2003. PCs available through the project are relatively low-end, but therefore are cheap enough to satisfy most of the population, at R$ 1200 (or about US$ 500). Most PCs available have: 128 or 256 MB RAM
The annual worldwide market share of personal computer vendors includes desktop computers, laptop computers, and netbooks but excludes mobile devices, such as tablet computers that do not fall under the category of 2-in-1 PCs. The global market leader has been Lenovo in every year since 2013, followed by HP and Dell.
Jef Raskin, who in 1979 envisioned and established the Macintosh project at Apple Computer, dies at the age of 61. April 29 Apple Computer releases Mac OS X Tiger (v10.4) for PowerPC-based Macs. May 25 Nokia announces the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet, the first device running Maemo. May 26
Costco’s price right now is $2,999.99, which is $450 off full price. The 14-inch model is on sale too, at $1,499.99 — $250 off. For You: 7 Aldi Fan Favorites That the Middle Class Needs To Buy ...