Tim Cutts wrote: > I find the initial question essentially impossible to answer. The whole > point of beowulf computing is that you can build it out of almost > anything. Most of the software is community driven. The ideas are > community driven. The leaders are the community, not any one company. > The hardware is commodity. I can't even name one when pushed to; I > don't use any cluster software I had to buy, and the vendors who made my > hardware are pretty much incidental - I could have used anyone. > > And that answer to the first question makes the subsequent questions > even more impossible to answer. > > Looks like I don't get the video iPod. :-)
As a relative newcomer to the HPC scene I'm inclined to agree that there is no clear hpc leader to my mind. But in the interests of getting into the draw I sat and pondered the question for a few minutes and then opted for the company name that bobbed on the surface of my mind :) Arguably my follow-on responses are of limited value in light of that. -stephen -- Stephen Mulcahy, Applepie Solutions Ltd, Innovation in Business Center, GMIT, Dublin Rd, Galway, Ireland. http://www.aplpi.com _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
