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by QuotedForTruth 2155 days ago
As a UF CS grad, I bet less than 100 students will get hands on this computer each year. Maybe way less than 100.

Although I wasn't a graduate student so maybe way more of them have access than I realize.

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According to the Hipergator Website: https://www.rc.ufl.edu/access/account-request/

To be eligible for an account on HiPerGator, you must be on an education or research project that has as one of its Principal or Co-Principal investigators a faculty or staff member at the University of Florida.

I'm also a UF alumni (undergrad & grad EE), and IIRC back in my day high performance computing was a grad class. I never took it, but it wouldn't surprise me if for the grad class there would be labs on the super computer where students can get limited access.

Do you know how the CS program is doing these days? I heard it was on the ropes a few years ago but this looks like they are investing in it again?