Re: [PLUG] Uses for a Beowulf Cluster?

[Walt Mankowski <waltman@pobox.com>]

On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 07:29:07PM -0500, Casey Bralla wrote:
> So for no particular reason, I was thinking of setting up a beowulf cluster 
> (probably virtually at first, then perhaps using Raspberry Pi's)
> 
> Then the stunning question arises:  What would I use it for?
> 
> So my question for this august group is: what use would an average person have 
> for a supercomputer cluster?

Wouldn't you need to cluster quite a few Raspberry Pis to match the
performance of a single garden-variety standard computer these days?

Walt

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