> Well.. On the Beowulf list the (super) goes without saying.. Is there any > other kind worth considering?<grin> > > (is a cluster of Arduinos a Beowulf? It's commodity hardware running open > source software using commodity non-proprietary interconnects. I think > so.. > > But I don't think it's HPC... So it would be a "personal cluster computer" > or a "personal Beowulf" but probably not a "personal supercomputer"
I use the term "personal workstation cluster" when describing a Limulus. The "workstation" implies a more technical machine. "personal supercomputer" works well for headlines, but I believe the terms "personal" and "supercomputer" are somewhat orthogonal. -- Doug > > > > On 5/12/13 11:05 AM, "Joe Landman" <land...@scalableinformatics.com> > wrote: > >>On 05/12/2013 01:55 PM, Lux, Jim (337C) wrote: >> >>> I am a BIG believer in personal computing >> >>s/personal computing/personal supercomputing/ >> >>For the same reasons. > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > -- > Mailscanner: Clean > > -- Doug -- Mailscanner: Clean _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
