Hi! I have three old computer, all of them are : CPU : Intel/AMD 486 , 40-50 MHz. RAM : 4 MB NIC : 3 Com 10/100 HardDisk : 200-400 MB Can I set it up for a poor's man super computer(PC Cluster)? Are they useful or waste to setup? Many Thanks, mtagoon@usa.net
Well you can set up a beowulf cluster. Take a look at http://florida.linuxusers.org/beowulf.html The site is a bit dated and I think we have now more like 12 or 13 nodes on-line. However, you shouldn't expect any miracles from it especially not if you don't have software that will efficiently utilize the parallel processing capabilities. Our estimate is that the 12 or 13 Pentium 90 nodes come up to equal one more recent Pentium processor at about 300 MHz. Of course the system can still be optimized, but don't expect to build a Cray. Cheers, Alex. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/