[plug] [link] Wouldn't you love a Beowulf cluster of these?
Leon Brooks
leon at brooks.fdns.net
Fri Jan 31 08:32:33 WST 2003
Evidently, no:
http://www.shadowflux.com/xbox.html
So I thought it would be a interesting idea to test the usefulness of
the XBOX platform as a cluster node, as the XBOX Linux project says
they are useful as. At the same time I had heard a lot on various
message boards that individuals were using the XBOX as a Linux desktop
to check email and browse the web, etc, etc. So, I wrote a grant
proposal to Saint Vincent College asking for funds to build a Linux
cluster out of XBOXes. I was issued enough funds to purchase 3 units
and accompanying hardware for the project.
[...]
In conclusion, the XBOX functions well due to the work done by the
XBOX Linux project. However the same or greater computing power could
be obtained for an equal price, without the complications of modifying
the XBOX. This makes the XBOX an unfit solution as a replacement for a
personal computer or a cluster node.
...and while you're there...
http://www.shadowflux.com/war.html
In a matter of 2 hours I managed to find 828 unique wireless access
points.
Cheers; Leon
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