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08-14-2002, 06:20 PM
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Massively Parallel Computer
A "Maspar MP 2204 Massively Parallel Computer" is being sold on ebay here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2044701051
It is interesting if old, but, I cant find any software nor comparisons for it and I cant tell if it would be a worthwhile project for myself. For a computer with 4,096 processors It might be fast enough IF I can find a way to make it work.
Can give me some advice/help finding the right software to run on it?
When I did a google search all I found were EDU. references to dept. servers and Advertisements(publicity sheets).
TIA!
Vern
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08-14-2002, 06:45 PM
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alot of the info I find is from the University of CA . I think your biggest problem would be programing this thing to run. I believe it operates in the same form as the older Crays but not sure, I have seen a Sun system simular to what you are showing. What is the intended purpose of this system ?
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08-14-2002, 06:48 PM
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I wonder how ECCP would run on that thing (assuming it could somehow)...
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08-14-2002, 06:50 PM
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As of October 6, 1992, it had a list price of $530,000 USD.
See http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~scandal/info/mp2
A beginner's guide to the Maspar MP 2 series: http://csep1.phy.ornl.gov/mp2_guide/mp2_guide.html
Other stuff: http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache...hl=en&ie=UTF-8
They are RISC CPU's
See http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache...hl=en&ie=UTF-8
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The MasPar system is programmed in either MPL, a parallel extension to ANSI C, or MasPar Fortran, an implementation of Fortran 90, a standard defined by the ANSI/ISO committees as an extension of Fortran 77 for parallel processing.
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The MasPar Disk Array (MPDA) provides up to 528 GBytes of formatted capacity as a true UNIX
file system at up to 200 MBytes/sec.
| I hope you don't plan on just plugging this thing into 110 VAC. It probably requires 440 or higher and filtered/conditioned power. The pics on EBay don't do it justice either. It's prolly about 2-3 feet on a side and 6-7 feet tall...
A pic of an MP 2216 (16,384 CPUs) for scale: http://www.dna.affrc.go.jp/htdocs/MPsrch/MP2.html | |
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08-14-2002, 06:56 PM
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The MasPar system has been developed for ease of ownership, operation,and maintainability. The system can be installed in an office environment as it is air-cooled and uses standard 220V single phase power. The average measured mean-time-between-failure (MTBF) of all installed machines is 8000 hours; this MTBF includes hardware and operating system failures.
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08-14-2002, 06:59 PM
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Wow! 220! I KNOW the air cooled has to be raised floor forced air!
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08-14-2002, 07:08 PM
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Hi MDS,
I was going to use it for UD cancer(my thoughts any way).
Thanks 'Pup, for the links.
Actually programming it will be my biggest problem I think. I have no idea how to program fortran nor unix.
However the power question also has me troubled - even 220v means I will need to run new wiring.
8K hours between OS failures?? WOW compared w/Win thats terrific!
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08-14-2002, 07:13 PM
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I don't think you would ever get UD to run on a non windoze system like that  it would be a heck of a cruncher though.
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08-14-2002, 07:27 PM
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Quote " heck of a cruncher though."
HeHe, My thought exactly.
But I guess its too much work to go thru(wiring, AC, Learn new programming language, ETC.) to be worth while. ;(
Thanks for the help guys !
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08-14-2002, 07:31 PM
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Wonder how big it is? 4096 processors on 4 boards. Hey Vern I think the garage will be full  $500 bucks I bet shipping will be that much  Yeah it would be a cruncher though
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