Saturday, December 02, 2000, updated at 11:05(GMT+8)
Sci-Edu
Super Computer Center Set up in Shanghai
A major computer center was put in operation Friday in Shanghai, China's leading industrial and commercial city.
The Shanghai Super Computing Center is equipped with homemade super computer systems with the highest floating-point speed rated at 384 billion times per second.
The establishment of the center is designed to facilitate the development of such areas as weather forecast, information technology, aircraft design, and bio-engineering.
The center will provide free service for one or two years to users in the industrial and scientific research industries. Priority will be given to state and local key projects, and training sessions will be held with universities and research institutes.