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From: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti)
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Subject: Re: Distributed programming systems?
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Date: 12 Apr 90 18:16:19 GMT
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In-reply-to: ggw@wolves.uucp's message of 11 Apr 90 06:27:14 GMT

In article <1990Apr11.062714.20742@wolves.uucp> ggw@wolves.uucp (Gregory G. Woodbury) writes:

   I am interested in finding some pointers to information about sharing
   computational resources (especially number crunching) in a distributed
   environment.  What I have is a network of MC88000 based workstations
   that I would like to have any or all of them participate in
   calculating some part or portion of an iterative analysis program.

Gregory,

look in comp.parallel or comp.sys.isis.  Tannenbaum's Amoeba
might suit your needs, check comp.archives for the place
where the papers that form the Amoeba book is archived.  And
make sure you ask in comp.sys.m88k where the 88000 experts
hang out.

--Ed

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