Newsgroups: comp.parallel.mpi,comp.parallel.pvm
From: Ralph DeCarli <ralph.decarli@exmi01.blerf.exch.eds.com>
Subject: Re: PVM Or MPI, which one has a brighter future?
Organization: Technology Management
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 09:26:11 -0500
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Clark Dorman wrote:
> 
> Actually, to date I have found, as basic approaches:
>         - PVM,
>         - MPI,
>         - Linda and C-Linda
>         - P4,
>         - TCGMSG (is it still supported?),
>         - Condor (with process migration and checkpoint restart!)
>         - and there probably are several others that I just haven't
>           found yet.
> 
You could also add:
	- Bulk Synchronous Parallel model (BSP)
		http://www.bsp-worldwide.org/implmnts/oxtool/
	- Distributed Inter-Process Communication (DIPC)
		http://wallybox.cei.net/dipc/

Does anyone have a taxonomy for distributed / parallel schema?

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