-----Original Message----- From: Yuri DeGroot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: CLUG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 9:01 AM Subject: RE: firewall/routers
>I wouldn't mind trying out a cluster of these with >beowolf. 10 of these @ $70 (including netcards) plus >cabling and a few extras, say $850 at the most. > >For $850, what would such a cluster be equivelant to? My original cluster of 10 486DX2-66's ran three times faster than my Pentium 75. At the time it was worth the effort as it was faster than anything else I had and I built it mostly out of junk so it didn't cost me much. Details of my 486 cluster: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~wrooney/cow/index.html It was a good learning experience to build a cluster. Not really worth the effort with 486's these days though. If you wanted to learn to build a cluster, I would advise you to buy two of the 486's and use one for a server and one for a workstation and network them with a crossover cable for starters. And don't use Red Hat, as these two students I am trying to help in India are finding out http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~wrooney/present/debug.html Many businesses are starting to get rid of their Pentium class computers - they're using P II's and III's so second hand Pentiums are getting real cheap (or free). My current cluster of Pentiums: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~wrooney/cow2/index.html In my experience, clusters run at about 90% efficeincy. That is, you add up the megaHertz of each workstation then multiply by 90% to get the single computer equivalent. Wayne
