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  1. Re:Advantages...? by myg · · Score: 4, Informative · on SGI to Scale Linux Across 1024 CPUs
    Because a machine like that isn't about running Apahce or serving files.

    The purpose of that computer is to solve complex scientific problems such as weather simulations, high-energy particle simulations, protine folding, etc. Many of these simulations involve iterated systems of equations that can take decades to solve on the fastest CPU's we have today.

    The only way to get meaningful results in a meaningful amount of time is to break the problem apart into smaller problems and solve them in parallel.

    Some projects, such as Folding@Home and Find-A-Drug go the distributed computing route -- use many disconnected systems to solve the problem.

    The downside to that approach is that not all problems can be easily broken apart -- and some classes of problems can exist without tight coupling but they loose efficiency. The impressive thing about this particular super computer is that it has a single, unified memory image.

    This is very useful for some classes of simulation problems when the entire simulation must be present for each iteration.

  2. Re:Experiences of a beta tester by kerempuh · · Score: 1 · on Distributed Computing and Climate Change

    You can try Find-a-drug [find-a-drug.org]. They use an improved version of Think software that was used in the first phase of Grid.org Cancer Research to check for binding potential of small drug-like molecules (3.5 billion molecules library) against various active protein targets involved in development of several diseases (cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, malaria etc.)

    As far as availability and openness of produced results are concerned, I cannot tell much.

  3. Re:Computers by Aldurn · · Score: 4, Funny · on Re-Opened Computer History Museum Explored

    The world needs no more than one computer, it's just very spread out.

  4. Find-a-Drug by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Distributed Computing Attacking SARS

    Find-a-Drug is pleased to announce the start of its Respiratory Disease project which focuses on diseases that affect the lungs. The first target is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and subsequent ones may include Tuberculosis (TB) and Chronic Bronchitis. more Is this different? Better?

  5. Re:Let's try this instead by Dirtside · · Score: 5, Informative · on ECCp-109 Solved

    Maybe you should do a little research before spouting off about how there are no useful distributed computing projects out there.

  6. Re:Good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on SETI@Home Faces Funding Problems

    AIDS:
    FightAids@Home

    Cancer:
    United Devices
    Find-a-Drug
    Distributed Folding
    Parabon Computation

    Bioterrorism Antodotes:
    Find-a-Drug
    Drug Design Optimization Lab

    Other Diseases:
    Folding@Home
    Genome@Home
    Community TSC

    Every other distributed computing project that's currently available for you to participate in:
    Internet-based Distributed Computing Projects - Active Projects

    Kirk
    Internet-based Distributed Computing Projects

  7. Re:Good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on SETI@Home Faces Funding Problems

    AIDS:
    FightAids@Home

    Cancer:
    United Devices
    Find-a-Drug
    Distributed Folding
    Parabon Computation

    Bioterrorism Antodotes:
    Find-a-Drug
    Drug Design Optimization Lab

    Other Diseases:
    Folding@Home
    Genome@Home
    Community TSC

    Every other distributed computing project that's currently available for you to participate in:
    Internet-based Distributed Computing Projects - Active Projects

    Kirk
    Internet-based Distributed Computing Projects