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It came from Boston U. (News.com)

This News.com article looks at Boston University's Scientific Computing and Visualization Group - Deep Vision Display Wall and the supercomputer that powers it. "A cluster of 52 dual-processor IBM X330 Linux servers renders and manipulates the images, while 24 workstations serve to direct eight projectors, which create the image. Each of the eight NEC liquid-crystal display (LCD) projectors costs about $4,500. In all, this extra equipment costs about $300,000."
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