DARWIN - The Asteroseismology Metacomputer

Development
  • Metacomputer Proposal (January 1998)
  • Research Proposal (July 1998)
  • Phase-1 (Complete: 30 June 1998)
  • Phase-2 (Complete: 22 July 1998)
  • Phase-3 (Complete: 22 Sept 1998)
  • Phase-4! (Complete: 15 July 1999)
  • Metacomputer Mini-HOWTO
  • Project Logo


    Metacomputer Performance/Cost
  • Optimum CPU Speed (Updated: 28 April 1999)
  • Intel's Pentium SPECfp*95
  • MFLOPS for PII+Linux & UltraSPARC+Solaris
  • Scalability for both Idealized and Real Applications
  • Budget and Account Balances


    • Hardware Components
  • Have a look inside one of the nodes
  • Intel P-II 300 MHz CPU
  • Mid-tower ATX case
  • LX P-II Motherboard
  • Super Cooler CPU Fan
  • 32Mb 10ns SD RAM
  • PCI Ethernet Combo Card
  • Am27C256 EPROM
  • Ethernet Coaxial Cable


    • Software Components
  • RedHat Linux
  • YARD filesystem
  • Netboot ROM program
  • Parallel Virtual Machine


    Related Links
  • What is a Metacomputer?
  • An Introduction to Asteroseismology
  • Genetic Algorithm Tutorial

    • Maintained by: travis@whitedwarf.org
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