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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18457716
IBM supercomputer overtakes Fujitsu as world's fastest
The first computer to take the top position on the list was the CM-5/1024 in 1993, designed by Thinking Machines.
According to Prof Dongarra, Sequoia is 273,930 times faster.
"A calculation that took three full days to compute on the Thinking Machines in 1993 today can be done in less than one second on the Sequoia," he said.