Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sat, 22 Jun 1996 11:30:52 -0700 (PDT) | From | Eric Hoeltzel <> | Subject | Re: GAMMA: a Network Of Workstation based on Active Messages and Linux |
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On Sat, 22 Jun 1996, Giuseppe Ciaccio wrote:
> > Hi guys, > > we are currently developing a parallel machine based on the NOW > (Network Of Workstation) architecture and on the Active Message communication > paradigm. Its name is GAMMA (Genoa Active Message MAchine). > > As for other similar projects, the main idea is to use > cheap off-the-shelf components, whose performances are not that bad nowadays, > and to exploit their capabilities as much as possible, with particular attention > to the exploitation of communication hardware performances (mainly low latency, > since bandwidth is still quite poor and doesn't scale, at least for low-end > products). > > http://www.disi.unige.it/project/gamma/ will provide you with more info. > > Any pointer to similar work, as well as any suggestion and constructive > criticism, is welcome. >
Hello Giuseppe!
Have you looked at the Beowulf project? It looks to have remarkably similar objectives to your own. It is at http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/beowulf/beowulf.html I found it to be fascinating reading.
Eric Hoeltzel
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