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Windows For Supercomputers
« on: 6 March 2005, 00:41 »
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Software Architect Marvin Theimer said on Thursday that the company hopes to have a beta, or test version, by this summer, with the final version of Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition ready by the SC2005 supercomputing conference in November.

"When you buy a cluster, the price per node in the cluster is going to be reduced" compared to regular Windows, Theimer said in a presentation at the Intel Developer Forum here. "We want to be competitive with something like Red Hat."

However, Theimer said the cluster version will include some restrictions on how the version can be used to prevent companies from performing standard Web hosting or other functions.


Also mentioned is the ability to run Excel spreadsheets on a cluster.  :rolleyes:
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Re: Windows For Supercomputers
« Reply #1 on: 6 March 2005, 09:14 »
Great.  Let's all look forward to how Microsoft thinks we should use our Beowulfs, shall we?  Fuckers.

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Re: Windows For Supercomputers
« Reply #2 on: 6 March 2005, 12:27 »
Exactly. What's wrong with running a website, a teamspeak server, an UT 2004 server and a RealPlayer video stream on a weather calculation cluster? :p

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Re: Windows For Supercomputers
« Reply #3 on: 6 March 2005, 18:39 »
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Re: Windows For Supercomputers
« Reply #4 on: 7 March 2005, 04:40 »
now it's going to be easy for the average user to  create and use a cluster. because windows is easy to use, and install.

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Re: Windows For Supercomputers
« Reply #5 on: 7 March 2005, 05:34 »
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now it's going to be easy for the average user to  create and use a cluster. because windows is easy to use, and install.

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Assuming they can keep it running long enough to sync the processors.

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Re: Windows For Supercomputers
« Reply #6 on: 7 March 2005, 11:58 »
Aren't some Linux distributions easy to use/install?

How easy is it to run Linux on a cluster?

If's it's complicated then won't the Linux community just respond by making it easier?
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Re: Windows For Supercomputers
« Reply #7 on: 7 March 2005, 19:08 »
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However, Theimer said the cluster version will include some restrictions on how the version can be used to prevent companies from performing standard Web hosting or other functions.

oh yes, obviously it would be wrong to allow companies to use their own computers and software to do what they want to with them, especially something as dangerous as... WEB HOSTING!!!
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Re: Windows For Supercomputers
« Reply #8 on: 7 March 2005, 23:47 »
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oh yes, obviously it would be wrong to allow companies to use their own computers and software to do what they want to with them, especially something as dangerous as... WEB HOSTING!!!

Dun dun DUN!!! :cool:

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Re: Windows For Supercomputers
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Re: Windows For Supercomputers
« Reply #10 on: 9 March 2005, 16:09 »
i wouldnt even want to use windows for my nornal PC.... using it on a cluster... RIGHT
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Re: Windows For Supercomputers
« Reply #11 on: 9 March 2005, 21:59 »
Getting life saving weather reports from a windows supercomputer. that sounds fun.:)
 in the middle of calculating where a hurricane is going to hits. A small little pop up on the screen 'Fatal Error: Windows has stopped responding press OK to power down server now'.:)