Re:Everybody's missing the point
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Accessibility isn't better with Macs. On any platform, clustering software is "just another app" (unless you pay for it, and I don't see how that makes it any more accessible), that's not unique to Macs.
If you have a dozen RedHat boxes, network them, install PVM, put all the hosts in/etc/hosts.equiv, and install your app, you have a Beowulf cluster.
If you have a dozen YellowDog boxes, it's the same procedure.
If you have a dozen OSX boxes, you network them, install the clustering app, and install your app. The only difference is you don't have to make a change to hosts.equiv. Big whoop.
Beowulf is Beowulf, on Mac, Linux, HP-UX, etc.
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Considering that the "Beowulf" applications are really just a collection software that can compile on almost any platform, and really just need to be on hosts that can rsh or ssh in a trusted fashion to one another, it's preposterous to say it runs in a less complicated fashion on Apple. It runs the same. It uses the same manual. It's the same software. Compiling PVM or MPI on any is about the same. And, it doesn't give a dang if you're using kernel 2.5.3 on one and 1.1 on another and FreeBSD or Ultrix on another as long as the local machines can run your app and they can talk to one another.
But, the true Beowulf COTS fan (unless you're getting your Macs "surplus") knows the cheapest price to performace is x86. You can get make an AMD cluster for less than $500 a node that will smoke anything that Apple can match in price, because nodes don't need video cards, USB, sound, CD-ROM, or even hard drives, and you can't get a Mac without all that.
Actually, I'm quite disturbed to see that these styles are actually ones that are coming back. I mean, c'mon... bell bottoms, visors, platform shoes, small shirts... It's like a rave with earth tones.
But at least those hairstyles aren't back. Dunno if I could take that.
Maybe it's time for a retro-release of the Atari Game System?
> Everyone in the world whines about CS. People sometimes need to understand that just b/c you paid $300 for something does not mean that it is going to work and it isn't going to get repaired that instant. Chill.
Um, if I pay $300 for something that it says on the box, I demand it do what it says, or be easily corrected with a minimum of fuss. If it doesn't, that's a breach of the contract between me and the seller.
You must be an MS fan if you think anything else is acceptable.
You'll also have the unfortunate effect of grounding your processor out through the case. The next time you happen to touch the case in dry weather, ** ZAP! **, game over.
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Accessibility isn't better with Macs. On any platform, clustering software is "just another app" (unless you pay for it, and I don't see how that makes it any more accessible), that's not unique to Macs.
/etc/hosts.equiv, and install your app, you have a Beowulf cluster.
If you have a dozen RedHat boxes, network them, install PVM, put all the hosts in
If you have a dozen YellowDog boxes, it's the same procedure.
If you have a dozen OSX boxes, you network them, install the clustering app, and install your app. The only difference is you don't have to make a change to hosts.equiv. Big whoop.
Considering that the "Beowulf" applications are really just a collection software that can compile on almost any platform, and really just need to be on hosts that can rsh or ssh in a trusted fashion to one another, it's preposterous to say it runs in a less complicated fashion on Apple. It runs the same. It uses the same manual. It's the same software. Compiling PVM or MPI on any is about the same. And, it doesn't give a dang if you're using kernel 2.5.3 on one and 1.1 on another and FreeBSD or Ultrix on another as long as the local machines can run your app and they can talk to one another.
But, the true Beowulf COTS fan (unless you're getting your Macs "surplus") knows the cheapest price to performace is x86. You can get make an AMD cluster for less than $500 a node that will smoke anything that Apple can match in price, because nodes don't need video cards, USB, sound, CD-ROM, or even hard drives, and you can't get a Mac without all that.
Actually, I'm quite disturbed to see that these styles are actually ones that are coming back. I mean, c'mon... bell bottoms, visors, platform shoes, small shirts... It's like a rave with earth tones.
But at least those hairstyles aren't back. Dunno if I could take that.
Maybe it's time for a retro-release of the Atari Game System?
> Everyone in the world whines about CS. People sometimes need to understand that just b/c you paid $300 for something does not mean that it is going to work and it isn't going to get repaired that instant. Chill. Um, if I pay $300 for something that it says on the box, I demand it do what it says, or be easily corrected with a minimum of fuss. If it doesn't, that's a breach of the contract between me and the seller. You must be an MS fan if you think anything else is acceptable.
You'll also have the unfortunate effect of grounding your processor out through the case. The next time you happen to touch the case in dry weather, ** ZAP! **, game over.