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Linux Clustering

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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Re:Obligatory... by saudadelinux · 2004-09-13 07:53 · Score: 1, Redundant

I don'wanna! Won't an infinite number of /. readers imagining an infinite number of variations on Beowulf cluster jokes topple all the turtles?

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Hail Clusters! by olclops · 2004-09-13 08:00 · Score: 0, Redundant

I for one welcome our new beowulf cluster of these linux-running overlords.
Re:The choice between Beowulf and Big Iron... by Psycho77 · 2004-09-13 08:51 · Score: 0, Redundant

The more complex a problem gets, the more likely you need one supercomputer as opposed to a cluster.

Yes, but imagine a Beowulf cluster of supercomputer ! =P