Hi again, I got so many answers to my first post that I thought that describing my project publicly would avoid to run 15 individual discussions simultaneously... Furthermore, as it has some relationship with Rev (see below), it's not 100% off-topic after all... So if you think your answer can be of general interest, then send it to the list; otherwise please reply off-list.
------------ My project is to recycle old Nubus Macs (IIfx, quadras and early PPCs - number : 3 to 10) by setting up some kind of cluster, and use the processing power for various distributed tasks such as 3D rendering with NetRenderman, but also custom apps that could be developped with MC/Rev. I won't describe the kind of apps (this isn't clear yet), but some would involve musical projects using Nubus sound cards such as SampleCell... Yes, I know what some list members are already thinking : some of these tasks can be done with only 1 of the most recent Macs. But the latest (and expensive) machines can be better used for more productive (and lucrative) tasks than weird experiments... Anyway. Now the questions : having a long experience on Mac, I know how to network them with LocalTalk. But for this kind of setup, ethernet looks like a better option. Last but not least, I'd like to use the central units only. Those would run MacOS 7.5 to 8.1 1) I've been thinking of setting up Ethernet connections using old Ethernet cards (that can be found for almost nothing these days on eBay and other websites). Of course that would waste 1 Nubus slot on each machine, but I guess I have no other option... I'm also wondering which drivers I should use, where to download them (I guess the Apple website features everything I need) and possible compatibility problems... 2) I'd like to be able to manage the whole cluster from only 1 kbd / mouse / monitor. Years ago I used to run Timbuktu to control remote machines, but I guess that other cheaper / freeware solutions exist now... Perhaps could I build a front end with Rev... 3) as for of custom apps made with MC/Rev, one copy would run on each machine, but they should be able to exchange messages and/or raw data between each other. I guess Apple Events are the most obvious option, but are sockets also possible ? 4) MIDI is also on my list of options. I know how to setup MIDI between various hardware, but I'm not too sure how it can be mixed with ethernet... I have the feeling I could bypass MIDI and exchange raw data through ethernet... I found some valuable suggestions on this site : http://njcc.com/~hjohnson/mac.html but would apreciate any other suggestion, if anyone has some experience in that field... Thanks a bunch, JB _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
