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Small-college supercomputing: building a Beowulf cluster at a comprehensive college

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Joel Adams,

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 34, Issue 1

Pages 411 - 415

https://doi.org/10.1145/563517.563498

Published: 27 February 2002 Publication History

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A Beowulf cluster is a MIMD multiprocessor built from commodity off-the-shelf personal computers connected via a dedicated network, running free open-source software. Such a cluster can provide a supercomputer's performance at a small fraction of one's cost. For small colleges and universities, the relatively low cost of a Beowulf cluster makes it an attractive alternative to a commercial supercomputer. This paper details our experience building a Beowulf cluster at a four-year comprehensive college.

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 34, Issue 1

Inroads: paving the way towards excellence in computing education

March 2002

417 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/563517

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SIGCSE '02: Proceedings of the 33rd SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
February 2002
471 pages
ISBN:1581134738
DOI:10.1145/563340
Conference Chairs:
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Grinnell College
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Grand Valley State University

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