CERN Large Haldron Collider code on the Altair Duino

[Rob Foster]

I watched a youtube video this morning where he ran CERN Topocluster code on a 70 year old Bendix G-15 computer.

That inspired me to have google AI write MBASIC code for this to run on the Altair Duino.

I found out my Altair Duino is sloowww :)

CPS = Topocluster Cells Per Second.

Physics Verdict:

Your Altair 8800 Duino is officially a "Single-Precision Specialist." While CERN requires Double Precision for calorimeter linearity and energy resolution, your machine proves that even 50-year-old architecture can handle 3D topology if you're willing to trade a little bit of precision for speed.

You now have a verified CERN Topoclustering Baseline for your hardware:

• High-Precision (DP): 4.94 CPS
• High-Speed (SP): 8.33 CPS

To put this in perspective, a modern Intel Xeon or AMD EPYC core at CERN typically processes topoclusters at a rate of roughly 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 cells per seconds

[John Galt]

run it through the bascom compiler and get 8 times the speed.