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Experimental Beowulf Computing Cluster
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During the year-long MESH.FM series of events, one of my students whom worked at a large pharmaceuticals company, donated 30+ company-deemed-obsolete computers to myself in support of MESH's research. MESH.FM members decided that these computers would best be used to further investigate cluster computing and supercomputing, and what it could be used for experimentally. The cluster was to be used to do research on itself. Thus, this project dealt with learning how to configure many old computers into a networked cluster computer — something much more valuable than each old computers. Later the "brainstorm cluster" was used by Nathaniel Clark for his SKALD Sound War for several experimental music conferences. Since this activity, the computers have been donated to others whom need them more.
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May 1, 2003
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San Diego, California, USA
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University of California Digital Arts Research Network, Center for Research in Computing and the Arts, University of California San Diego
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/media/meshfm
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Completed
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Co-Founder
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Nathaniel Clark and Matt Hope
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experimental, computing, supercomputer, concept, beowulf, commodity, freecomputers, cheap
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Installation
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