Stephen Hackett writes about the Power and Legacy of Virginia Tech’s Mac-Based Supercomputers. I was a freshman in th... 0 ▲ Jerry Towler 32 minutes ago · Tech · hide Stephen Hackett writes about the Power and Legacy of Virginia Tech’s Mac-Based Supercomputers. I was a freshman in the fall of 2004 when the Xserve-based cluster was going into operation. As an engineer (versus CS), I never got to play with it, but it was cool to be there as it happened. Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town