this is something that Linux has been able to do for quite some time now.
The idea is to split jobs up between many processors.

~Simon 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Candace Cottrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, 08 January, 2003 10:14 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Grid computing


What is it?
 
It's supposedly the "wave of the future" for those of us in IT
according to sys-con's developer's poll.
 
>From what I have gathered from google, it's a way of setting up
machines to talk to one another and share resources.
 
Anyone know anything about it? It's got me curious..
 
Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer 
The Children's Medical Center 
One Children's Plaza 
Dayton, OH 45404 
937-641-4293 
http://www.childrensdayton.org
 
 
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