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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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SIGCSE '02: Proceedings of the 33rd SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education

Pages 411 - 415

https://doi.org/10.1145/563340.563498

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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SIGCSE '02: Proceedings of the 33rd SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education

February 2002

471 pages

ISBN:1581134738

DOI:10.1145/563340

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 34, Issue 1
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