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Online Game Cluster

Posted by timothy on from the drool-pools dept.

axehind writes "Carlo Daffara posted to the openMosix mailing list about his game cluster. It's a 6 node cluster using Athlon XP cpus and running linux & openmosix (with some qdisc trickery) for the OS. It is used to host approximately 1000 users playing online games, like Jedi Knight and Quake III. Here's a link (italian) to the pictures."

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  1. Re:FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why not? ;-)

    *:0

    (Head explodes)

  2. I thought that was french? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I could've sworn french had 1000 words for surrender - 800 of them detailing different circumstances in which germans might be involved.

  3. Re:Mirror! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    be nice it it was said correct lanix?

  4. Not a Mirror! I repeat NOT A MIRROR! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is NOT A MIRROR.

    I'm going to shower now.

  5. Unfogiveably off topic but the faq doesnt answer by buswolley · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    But how do I use my +1 add to topic to make it +2. I have good Karma. Is there a button? Is it automatic? The faq doesnt answer this.

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  6. Re:Unfogiveably off topic but the faq doesnt answe by dubious9 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You need exellent kharma, sorry, keep whoring :)

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  7. Re:FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is this a good business-model?

    1) Write free software.
    2) ?
    3) Profit!

  8. Is that Steven Hawking? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You knows it!

    1. Re:Is that Steven Hawking? by Angry+White+Guy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      So my suspicions of Steven Hawking being a giant puppet are true. That is obviously where the guy puts his right hand while working the speak-and-spell with the left!

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  9. Games Games Games.! by torre · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Holy Gaming Mania Batman!... Sign me up!