Linux Clustering

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday September 13, 2004 @07:44AM from the old-memes-resurrected dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Beowulf clustering turns 10 years old, and, in this interview, creator Donald Becker talks about how Beowulf can handle high-end computing on a par with supercomputers."

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Not first post by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-13 07:48 · Score: -1, Offtopic

this is not the first post so you may continue reading on
Great! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-13 07:49 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I most certainly like how slashdot provides links in its articles
sure by CrazyJim1 · 2004-09-13 07:52 · Score: -1, Offtopic

In soviet russia, computers make a beowulf cluster of people for work. www.geocities.com/James_Sager_PA

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Especially the version in the Ninnle distro by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-13 07:53 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Ninnle and Beowulf...clustering at its finest!
Re:MOD PARENT DOWN by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-13 08:02 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Looks like someone is jealous I got first post, and he didn't.

I only have 3 words for you:
YOU FAIL IT!!!!!

With Love,
FK
Hmmm Can you say HAL by mortation · 2004-09-13 08:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

H.A.L.
Re:Can you imagine... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-13 08:14 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I'd just like to publicly announce that 20721 has thoroughly owned mercatur.net. Truely a camwhore legend. She will be missed.
Re:news? by EvilAlien · 2004-09-13 09:55 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I'm sure Emachines do rival Apple, at least in terms of desktop penetration.
I'm also sure that Ford kicks BMW's ass in terms of popularity, at least in the USA.
I'm going to have to work something about the prevalence of bad taste into my Stupid People Theory.

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And quality? by Gordonjcp · 2004-09-13 10:47 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Although to be honest, any BMW made since the mid-90s has been an utter piece of crap. Not even BMW garages will touch them. The 735i with that fucking stupid iDrive thing just takes the Chocolate Homewheat, it really does. What a bag of shit.
1. Re:And quality? by drinkypoo · 2004-09-13 12:09 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Corrolary: Ford quality has been going up in leaps and bounds since their acquisition of Lamborghini. (I understand they let it go already after raping it for IP? Might explain the Ford GT.)
  
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2. Re:And quality? by strictfoo · 2004-09-13 12:29 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  The 735i with that fucking stupid iDrive thing
  
  that's the 745i, not the 735i, I agree with you that it's a piece
  
  Although to be honest, any BMW made since the mid-90s has been an utter piece of crap.
  
  I know the new thing is to bash BMW and Mercedes (well, not really new, but gaining popularity). That's fine. I never was a big BMW fan either until I got to drive one a lot.
  
  And, having spent a lot of time driving both a 1999 and 2003 BMW 540i I would have to whole heartedly disagree with you.
  
  0-60 in 5.9 seconds. Quiet as can be. Neither one has had any problems.
  
  And the M5 - 0-60 in 4.6 seconds. Just beautiful.
  
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3. Re:And quality? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-13 16:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Lamborghini is owned by Volkswagen/Audi.
Fast isn't everything. by Gordonjcp · 2004-09-13 20:54 · Score: 0, Offtopic

The ride quality is abysmal. The least little bump or ripple in the road is transmitted through the rock-hard suspension direct to your arse, making driving at any speed above a walking pace feel like a trip on a malfunctioning rollercoaster. No sense having that kind of speed if you can't use it because the car won't stay on the road when you hit bumps.

Maybe I'm just biased, because I've only really driven big old Citroens with the hydraulic suspension for the past five years. You can run over speed bumps at 40mph without even feeling a ripple, and they outhandle *anything* the same size. I do like the old E30 BMWs, though - I nearly bought an '89 320 Touring from a friend of mine, but was swayed by an '88 Citroen CX 22TRS at the last minute.