Kevin Fogleman wrote:
>Not to be rude or anything, but why bother? You could probably pick up parts for an old PIII 500 system for next to nothing and have tons more processing power than a MOSIX cluster.
>
Why get a '68 Mustang when you could get a faster, more powerful,
cleaner, newer car for about the same price? Because there are a number
of not-so-obvious advantages to getting one (and there's always "want").
Why climb a mountain for any other reason than "because it's there?"
Because it's a challenge. Besides, the challenge isn't the only thing
which could be alluring. What about the knowledge gained by setting one
up? Better to practice with a bunch of old P-166s and 486s than with a
set of 12 processor alpha mainframes.
True, you COULD get more processing power... or you could just build
this and add a few next-to-nothing, P-III 500 nodes after you'ree done...
Why let a "good" life get in the way of a "great" one?
Gnorb
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