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A Cluster Of Pocket PCs

Posted by timothy on from the can-this-really-be-the-first dept.

Don Stratton writes "This is the coolest thing I have seen anyone do with a Pocket PC... ever! Well-known Pocket PC developers SPB Software House, located in Russia, have come up with a very interesting spin on computing clusters. The short version is they connected 12 Pocket PCs together in the first known 'supercomputer cluster' of its type and had it calculate the old '3n + 1' problem. It was just done for fun, and not intended to seriously compete with desktop computers, but it does point out some interesting possiblilities for the future of handhelds with wireless connectivity working in ad-hoc computing clusters."

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  1. The "3n + 1" Problem by LittleGuy · · Score: 4, Informative

    The "3n + 1" problem involves starting with a particular integer n, and repeatedly performing the following operation:

    If (n is even) divide n by 2;
    Else multiply n by 3, and add 1.

    For example, starting with the number 6, we get the following series:

    6, 3, 10, 5, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1, 4, 2, 1...

    The 4,2,1 loop repeats over and over, so it's usually convenient to terminate the process once it is entered. All numbers tested so far eventually hit this loop, although it has not been proven that all numbers do.

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  2. It's been done before by smartin · · Score: 4, Informative

    Information here, pics here.

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  3. Other mini clusters by JimmyQS · · Score: 2, Informative

    A few weeks back I submitted an article about some mini-clusters we made at the Institute for Simulation and Training at the University of Central Florida. Here's a link: http://helios.engr.ucf.edu/beowulf/miniature.phtml "