On the whole, the Branscomb report seems to provide a very accurate summary of the existing HPC status and doles out very powerful and intelligent guidelines to the NSF for continuing its HPC initiative. The two partnerships, NCSA and NPACI seem to be following these recommendations reasonably well and look poised for immense progress in the next five years. The growing amount of HPC resources seems to be spreading fast in every nook and corner of the nation and a rapid technological revolution seems imminent as we approach the 21st century.