You always heard about diffrent computing environment like Distributed
computing,cluster computing,Grid computing or super computing.. but
there is one more strange computing environment called Flash Mob
computing... :-)
Guess.... what it does..
Hmm, ok let me explain....
In general terms ,A flash mob is a group of people who assemble suddenly
in a public place , do something unusual for a brief period of time, and
then quickly disperse.
according to wikipedia, A flash mob computing (also flash mob computer)
is a temporary ad-hoc computer cluster running specific software to
coordinate the individual computers into one single supercomputer. A
flash mob computer is distinct from other types of computer clusters in
that it is set up and broken down on the same day or over a similar
brief amount of time and involves many independent owners of computers
coming together at a central physical location to work on a specific
problem and/or social event.
http://www.flashmobcomputing.org/faq.shtml
People assemple in public place with their laptop and desktop machines
and donate their computing power to solve a specific problem.
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The event, called FlashMob I, was a fantastic success. There was a call
for computers on the computer news website Sslashdot and over 700
computers came to the gym at the University of San Francisco and were
wired to a network donated by Foundry Networks. At FlashMob I they were
able to run a benchmark on 256 of the computers and achieved a peak rate
of 180 Gflops .
So when are you making your own super computer ? .
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