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PERCS is IBM's answer to DARPA's High Productivity Computing Systems (HPCS) initiative. The program resulted in commercial development and deployment of the Power 775, a supercomputer design with extremely high performance ratios in fabric and memory bandwidth, as well as very high performance density and power efficiency. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: PERCSA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Implementing the Personalised Exercise Rehabilitation in Cancer Survivorship (PERCS) Triage and Referral System in Ireland: Protocol for a Qualitative Stakeholder StudyInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Folk-tales of Salishan and Sahaptin tribesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: PERCS: The IBM POWER7-IH high-performance computing systemCited 27 times
  5. Go sideways: High Productivity Computing SystemsA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Blue WatersA closely related topic

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