“A Linux/MPI Cluster For Parallel Programming Education And
Research.“
“This article describes the implementation of the first Cluster
of Workstations (COWS) at Texas Tech University using the Linux
operating system and off-the-shelf personal computers and
workstations [7]. The article describes the evolution of the Texas
Tech Tornado Cluster (t3c) from its initial configuration to its
current state as a research and educational tool in support of
parallel process design and implementation…”
“One lesson that can be stated with confidence: never reject a
386 or better system. For teaching parallel programming it¹s
more important t o first have numbers in terms of cluster nodes
than speed (although speed should not be ignored). Without numbers,
the opportunities to study and learn about the behavior of a
multi-computer cluster diminishes…”