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Imagine a Beowulf Cluster of Penguin Computers

Posted by michael on from the all-jokes-aside dept.

Pii writes "News.com is running a story about Penguin Computing acquiring Scyld Computing, a company founded by Donald Becker, of linux ethernet driver and Beowulf cluster fame. Becker will stay on as Penguin's Chief Technology Officer, and the companies claim they don't expect any layoffs as a result of the merger."

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  1. I f*king LOVE Penguin Computing!! by smitty45 · · Score: 5, Informative

    those guys are great, and congrats to them. I have fond memories of walking down to their office on Mission St, and carrying one of their new 2U boxes down to where I worked. When we opened the box, not only did we find a machine that is still running right now (over 2 years) but a couple of cool tshirts.

  2. Re:It's always the cheapskates who complain. by deadsaijinx* · · Score: 4, Informative

    Hey, Tulip cards and RealTek 81xxs are exactly what I'm running, and I've had no problems with my network, not even under linux. Scyld has done an excellent job implimenting them, and the hardware isn't total crap. It functions perfectly if you know what the hell you are doing with them.

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