How to get started . . .

[Mat Harris]

hi, I am in the same boat. what is a good idea for a simple trial task?

I am a 'beginner' c programmer so nothing to complex. I don't really know what i
can do to test the small collection of machines I have.

Will I have to program a certain way to get the 'cluster' effect?

cheers

On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 08:25:45 +0100, Cannon, Andrew wrote:
> What sort of resources have you got? If you have a number of computers, I
> would recommend that you try networking them together and finding a task
> that they can all work on. Try using MPICH or PVM for a simple introduction
> to clustering. You will probably get lots of advice, some of it conflicting,
> some good and some bad. Search on Google etc too. The resources are out
> there. 
> 
> Have fun.
> 
> Andy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dajelen at att.net [mailto:dajelen at att.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 10:07 PM
> To: beowulf at beowulf.org
> Subject: How to get started . . .
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I've been lurking on this list for a while and have finally gotten up
> the nerve to ask a question.
> 
> How can I get started in the Beowulf arena?
> 
> Ideally, I'd like to become active on a project somewhere and learn
> as I go.
> 
> Does anyone have ideas on how this could be accomplished?
> 
> Dave
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