Newsgroups: comp.graphics.rendering.raytracing,comp.parallel.pvm From: thomas@trust.aztec-design.co.uk (Thomas Molesworth) Reply-To: thomas@bass.almac.co.uk Subject: Re: PVM PoV-Ray speed Organization: Aztec Design Linux Date: 17 Jul 1997 18:38:05 GMT Message-ID: On 17 Jul 1997 00:40:20 GMT, Andy Vaught wrote: >I don't know how PVM pov-ray works, but it is possible to get *worse* >performance by using parallel machines. If they took the easy route >and simply distributed 1/3rd of the pixels to each machine, then the >whole computation will proceed as fast as 3 486dx33's. On a side note, how does the machine speed rating (sp= flag) affect task distribution, etc? -- Thomas Molesworth (thomas@bass.almac.co.uk)