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Top 11 little known uses for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute's 1,100-node Apple G5 Super Computer.: Page 6 of 20

• Use as a sea anchor for the USS Roosevelt, the USNavy's latest aircraft carrier. Should keep the ship steady even in the worst of hurricanes. - Joe Bosch

• Simulate performance of the next-generation Mac-based supercomputer. - Mike Harris

• Play Solitaire - Doug Olson

• To calculate, to the nth decimal place, APPLE PIE!!! - Karl Hermansen

• ...a terminal for my Commodore 64... - Dan Kwitchen