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The so-called supercomputer is now 70 years old, at least if you have a very expansive definition of supercomputer. The first supercomputer was used for government work during World War II, and was powered by vacuum tubes. Current supercomputers have just a little more oomph, with computing power measured in the petaflops. From the Control Data Corporation 6600 to today's Top 500, PEER 1 Hosting visualizes the world's supercomputers.