Re: Is beowulf cool and should I setup a bunch of old PCs to try it out?
- From: Ivan Marsh <annoyed@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 09:35:19 -0500
On Wed, 16 May 2007 04:27:10 +0200, Ohmster wrote:
but would they benefit me by clustering them with beowulf? What does
clustering do and how could or would or would not this be a benefit and
should I investigate this possibility further? Thanks for your input.
Clustering is turning a bunch of computers into a single computer through
distributed cooperative processing.
Would they benefit from it? No, they're machines.
Would you benefit from it? For the pure geekiness of building a cluster,
sure, why not.
However, a cluster probably won't do you much good other than the
challenge of building it and heating you house, unless you have some
serious math to crunch.
I've got about a dozen old machines here I've been wanting to do that with
myself but never have the time.
.
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