On Sep 9, 2009, at 7:48 AM, falst...@46 wrote:
> > Addressing the original question, you could use the older (at least a > g3) Macs to build a Mac Cluster. There have been universities and > government agencies that have built, relatively inexpensive, > supercomputers using this method which is explained at this link; > > http://www.daugerresearch.com/pooch/recipe.shtml > > But then, this does not address the power consumption issues or how > your energy bill would be effected. Nor the fact that to utilize a cluster, you need a cluster-aware app, which 99.999% of the software out there is not... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
