UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, March 3, 1997
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KU to get a speedy new supercomputer
By Gwen Olson Special to the Kansan
The University of Kansas' new supercomputer may help boost the University's image as a major research institution, administrators say.
Academic Computing Services, with the help of a grant from the National Science Foundation, has spent $550,000 on a new supercomputer that administrators say will improve research in science and mathematics.
The supercomputer is expected
to be operational on Friday. It now is being tested.
"The supercomputer was installed about a month ago," said Bill Crowe, vice chancellor for information services. "It's a large parallel processor that will allow a number of professors to do problem-solving."
The computer is the fastest in the state and will be available statewide for some researchers.
"It is among the 500 fastest in the world and will be used for scientific research, especially in areas that require intensive computation and visualization," said Jerry Niebaum, executive director of information technology services.
The supercomputer will allow users to perform research faster without even coming to Lawrence.
"Everything can be done remotely from their own graphics work stations," Niebaum said. "They just log on here."
Prospective users of the new supercomputer will apply to a steering committee that will determine which researchers need the technology.
Many Lawrence residents may not need a reason to go out for a beer, but they had a pretty good excuse on Friday.
By Mark McMaster Kansan staff writer
Local bars involved in making history
Beer lovers toast for record
At 10:50 p.m. Friday, beer lovers in Lawrence and around the world raised glasses of dark Irish beer as part of the Great Guinness Toast.
The idea behind the toast, which was sponsored by Guinness to promote its beer, was to secure a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest toast ever.
Incidentally, the name is the only relation between the book of records and the beer.
The toast attracted crowds at bars such as G. Willikers, 733 Massachu-
sci
setts St, in which 65 people participated, and it resulted in big sales.
Many who came for the toast said they had special respect for Guinness beer.
brian O'Riley, a Lawrence resident who participated in the toast at the Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Massachusetts St., said he preferred the beer to most American brews.
"It symbolizes real beer, compared to piss water," he said. "It has dark, rich flavor."
Either you love Guinness or you hate it, some say. The beer has its share of detractors as well.
"It's a bitter, evil taste," said Roxene Miller, a Gardner resident who also participated in the toast.
"I just did it because I was here," she said.
Those who toasted filled out forms with their addresses and the signatures of two witnesses to authenticate their participation.
"Whoever thought this idea up is probably getting a promotion."
Miko Huntington bartender at the Red Lyon
The number of participants worldwide has not yet been tabulated, but some already consider it a success.
"It seems to me that it's gotten a lot of good word-of-mouth," said Mike Huntington, a bartender at the Red Lyon. "Whoever thought this idea up is probably getting a promotion."
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