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Vernard Martin wrote:
> 
> > Vernard and I discuss loosely coupled multiprocessor machines from time to
> > time. I just just running a cost analysis on a 400Mhz/MB/128 MB ram combo.
> > Clocks in at $250 a board. for $1500 bucks you can have 4 boards, 100 Mbit
> > switched eithernet, and a decent video system. With a small amount of work
> > it should be possible to rack it up in something the size of a stereo even
> > adding blinkly lights. Need more horsepower? Add another board. The only thing
> > that's left is working out the programming an Beowulf gives an huge jump on
> > that aspect.
> 
> I concur with Byron wholeheartedly :-)
> 
> I finally decided to build another cluster at home and I'm using cast off PC
> hardware. Everyting from 386-25s with 9MB of ram to a K6-300 with 128MB. Using
> 10Mb because I have a stack of them. Gonna be interested. I'll let you list
> know how it turns out.

I've been considering doing the same.  I've got 5 386's, 3 486s and a
couple of pentium boxes.  Please keep the list, (or at least me :) )
updated on your progress.

> 
> V
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> Darkness has a hunger that's insatiable   Vernard Martin (vernard at cc.gatech.edu)
> Lightness has a call that's hard to hear  http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~vernard/

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