powerful computer from 2 PCs ?

[grafx1]

i had read that in a certain college, students had connect their own computers

making one super computer... how is that ? is it a network ?

if so, how to make a powerful computer from 2 PCs (as an example) connected through a network ? or how to make the 2 act as one ?

Thank you.

[DigeratiPrime]

Beowulf Cluster maybe?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf_cluster

Try ClusterKnoppix

http://bofh.be/clusterknoppix/

Screenshots of ClusterKnoppix

http://bofh.be/clusterknoppix/clusterinaction.htm

[Lost Soul]

i had read that in a certain college, students had connect their own computers

making one super computer... how is that ? is it a network ?

if so, how to make a powerful computer from 2 PCs (as an example) connected through a network ? or how to make the 2 act as one ?

Thank you.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hmmm interesting do you have the article of where you read that information ? id like to read about this, i doubt id do it but im always interested in tech news

[ripken204]

i dont see why there is a reason to do it unless you have 2 crappy comps that you want to make into a normal comp

[clavicle]

Me too! I would sure go by and give this whole a try! Keep the thread going with new info!

[egrath]

Hi,

they probably used the OpenMOSIX Software on Linux Systems. It will make your computers look like a large SMP Machine (http://openmosix.sourceforge.net). Another possibility is that you use MPI (which is also available on Windows) and write special programs to distribute the workload accross all joined nodes.

Egon

[grafx1]

i had read that in a certain college, students had connect their own computers

making one super computer... how is that ? is it a network ?

if so, how to make a powerful computer from 2 PCs (as an example) connected through a network ? or how to make the 2 act as one ?

Thank you.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hmmm interesting do you have the article of where you read that information ? id like to read about this, i doubt id do it but im always interested in tech news

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

actually, i read that in a newspaper.

Edited August 22, 2005 by grafx1

[grafx1]

Hi,

they probably used the OpenMOSIX Software on Linux Systems. It will make your computers look like a large SMP Machine (http://openmosix.sourceforge.net). Another possibility is that you use MPI (which is also available on Windows) and write special programs to distribute the workload accross all joined nodes.

Egon

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i hope that there is windows software to do that with a user friendly interface.

i'm thinking of that because my machine is not so powerful and it is connected

to my friend pc which is also the same speed...so why not make the speed double...

[Wolf_Demon]

actually...just today when i was at walmart (i wouldn't get it from there...i just saw it there) there was a thing that you hook two computer together using this thing, and you use a single mouse and keyboard to control them (not sure if you use a single monitor too)

[Zxian]

@Wolf_Demon - That's probably just a KVM switch... lets you have one set of controls (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) for multiple computers. Nothing really special...

[grafx1]

Please, see this:

Multiplicity

i'm not sure but can that software merge the processing power into one ?

or just control several machines ?

Edited August 23, 2005 by grafx1

[jaclaz]

i'm not sure but can that software merge the processing power into one ?

or just control several machines ?

No, that program, just like Synergy (FREEWARE):

http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/

just allows for using a single keyboard/mouse to control several NETWORKED computers, each with its separate screen.

"Merging" the computing power is an alltogether different thing.

Have a look a this cluster of mini-itx board:

http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/cluster/

Here is a site all about clustering:

http://www.clusterworld.com/

jaclaz

[Martin Zugec]

You probable read about "grid" computing.

I am really intersted in these technologies - and its not only me

I created one project last year about grid bussiness, we will see it in few years.

For example IBM is strongly supporting grid technologies and Microsoft is preparing something called BigTop - looks like nextgen MS OS (I am not talking about Vista) will allow P2P performance share.

You can find a lot of documents about it, however it is more academical then practical problem today

BTW example of grid computing is NASA artificial search

[harunaksoy]

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