On Fri, 19 Mar 1999, Jason Willgruber wrote:
> You know, not to sound mean, but that sounds like a discouragement to me. I
> am aware of the fact that it will not be the _fastest_ system around, but it
> would be interesting to do. Also, considering that when you have 10 odd
> computers, that may not be the fastest around, and can only be used one at a
> time, why not have them work together? The last thing I thought I'd see on
> the list was someone discouraging someone to try something.
Correct. The individual processors may not be spectacular, but in a
cluster with proper load balancing, even slow CPUs can make their
mark. Check out the article in the (current & first) isue of Linux
Magazine about the Stone SouperComputer at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory. Or visit
http://www.esd.ornl.gov/facilities/beowulf.
--
Ward Griffiths
"the timid die just like the daring; and if you don't take the plunge then
you'll just take the fall" Michael Longcor
Received on Fri Mar 19 1999 - 15:54:40 GMT