Mini super computer

[The village idiot]

OK it may not be a true super computer, but it is still a neat little machine:

http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/cluster/

Now if we can just get some mpeg encoders to work in this type of environment

(each board about $99USD, plus extras) http://www.idotpc.com/TheStore/Desktop/767Spec.asp?Product.id=767&Cate.id=5&Product.status=green

[808smokey]

[flaninacupboard]

Yeah, great isn't it? i've actually been thinking about building something similar. In the next two months or so my work is taking out and dumping about thirty P400 machines. now i just need an extra house to keep them all in.....
It's quite surprising how much better tasks can be achieved with distributed or cluster computing, i can't remember the name of them now, but there was a stoery on Toms' about an extremely low wattage CPU, in a cluster of 32 units, on one PCI card, that elevate your PC to super computer status! now how quick would that run CCE i wonder....

[Faustus]

Mini Super Computer, its was first called the G4 cube.

[The village idiot]

Mini Super Computer, its was first called the G4 cube.

I was waiting for that

OK maybe better to say mini parallel processor super computer. What is the definition again? A Gigaflop or a Teraflop?

BTW, I here the Mac super computer is getting upgraded to rackmount dual 2.2Ghz X-servers. I bet that cuts down the size by a lot. Also the shorter cabling should improve the speed a little too.

Once upon a time, I was going to build a stuper computer out of about 20 386 25Mhz machines. Mostly just so I could learn to build one.