RE: Using 386's

["Kenny, Vale T" <vkenny@FLEETCC.COM>]

Where are you? I think I have a couple of old 10Bt NICs that were laying
around, I could pass them on to you if I haven't already chucked them.
I would highly recommend using Linux on the systems. Setup is a relative
snap, networking is inherent to the system, and there may be a way for you
to make a more powerful computer system.  There is a project called Beowulf.
It is a Linux clustering project, essentially to make a bunch of slower
computers work together, sharing resources, to create a faster computer.  If
I understand it correctly, basically, the system that needs processing power
uses the spare cycles of the other computers it is clustered with.  I don't
know if the project will work on 386s, but it may be worth a look.  
Peace,
Vale

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	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Gercan6716@aol.com [SMTP:Gercan6716@aol.com]
	Sent:	Tuesday, October 20, 1998 5:01 PM
	To:	PLUG@lists.nothinbut.net
	Subject:	Using 386's

	Hi,  I have a friend that has just received a shipment of 386
computers.  She
	would like to incorporate them into her Daycare envirnment for the
children.
	She understands that they are very old,  but with little available
resources,
	would like to be able to do something with them besides throwing
them away.  I
	was thinking of setting up a network using MicroSoft 95 as a network
OS to
	store and run the programs,  but I don't think the 386's would still
be able
	to handle it.  The solution I would think is to setup a network,
and have the
	386's run apps on that server (Application Server Enviro.).  Does
anyone have
	any other ideas?
	    Thanks,
	      G.
	P.S. The applications mentioned would probably be DOS or Windows
based.