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Subject: Re: Dann's multiple cpu program

Author: Michel Chassey

Date: 20:01:51 11/09/99

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Hello,
Had to put in my 2 cents : ... separate computers networked ... via
internet ? :)

Michel Chassey
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On November 09, 1999 at 17:28:56, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On November 09, 1999 at 17:07:01, Pete Galati wrote:
>[snip]
>>Sounds like it makes more sense, I'm assuming that you'd have a separate
>>proccessor organizing organizing the 3 threads mentioned. When you say "message
>>passing machines and other non SMP architectures" this is terms unclear to me,
>>but how I interpret that is that you'd have completely separate computers
>>networked together.
>Works for lots of things.  Many multiple CPU machines do not have SMP.  For a
>design like I propose, that is fine because the work units are separable and
>somewhat independent.
>
>>There was an atricle in Linux Journal many months ago about somebody who had a
>>large amount of PC tower computers somehow networked together  to use as a
>>substitute for a mainframe monster, it was said to be more economical, but it
>>looked like a nightmare to me.  I don't remember any details, it was all over my
>>head.
>Probably Beowulf



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