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  1. October 24th, 2002, 11:19 AM #1
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    How to connect 2 laptops as a cluster

    I have a couple 2000 workstation laptops that I would like to put together into a cluster. A program they run (I think it has something to do with autocad) uses hours and hours of computing time to produce a 5 to 10 second clip.

    In the classroom all the desktop machines have dual processors to handle this, but two of the teachers are going to a confrence and will be needing to use this program in single processor laptops.

    Is there a way I can put the two together to share processor power?

    As always, thanks in advance.
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  2. October 24th, 2002, 12:08 PM #2
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    NO . . . . and since you then have no use for it send the extra laptop to me

    J/K Interesting project if you figure out how to do it, let us know.
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  3. October 24th, 2002, 12:59 PM #3
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    and as u are giving one to kato2274 ,,,,,can i have the other one?
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  4. October 24th, 2002, 01:28 PM #4
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    haha, I would love to just give our hardware away but that would get rid of all my job security
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  5. October 25th, 2002, 08:59 AM #5
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    Anyone else got any good ideas?
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  6. October 25th, 2002, 09:11 AM #6
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    Could`nt they use a T1/Adsl line to send the packets back to the lab and you send the clip back to them when processed?
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  7. October 25th, 2002, 12:44 PM #7
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    These laptops are going to be at some confrence somewhere else in the country. So I have no idea what type of connection they will have if they even have one.

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  8. October 25th, 2002, 12:55 PM #8
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    I HIGHLY doubt that's possible. If so, I'd love to hear of it and the software to do it would be beyond expensive.

    They may just to have to make-do with what they have.
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