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From: jeff@NOSPAMadeno.wistar.upenn.edu (Jeff Taylor)
Subject: Re: pvm for Windows 3.1
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Date: 25 Mar 1998 17:54:07 GMT
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Geoff Roughton <Geoff@sharron0.demon.co.uk> writes:
> I`ve been looking at all of the various types of parallel enviroments
> that are available for the 386/486 family of processor. I had intended
> creating my own small network of 4-8 Pc`s to investigate parallel
> computing with Linux as the core operating system I have since
> discovered a version of PVM for 16 bit Windows that would seem to suit
> my needs perfectly, and will enable me to keep the hardware requirements
> low.

Sure and shooting yourself in the head might be fun too.  Seriously,
you were on the right track, what in the world would make you want to
use Win3.1 over Linux?  Linux will have a much lower hardware requirement
becuase it is multitasking.  You can run parallel apps on a single CPU
Linux box, they won't go any faster but they'll work.  Win3.1 OTOH can't
do this.  To experiment with PVM you'll need two Windoze boxes.  


> Has anyone had any experience with PVM for Win 3.1 and got any useful 
> pointers ?

Don't do it.

> Can Unix PVM apps be ported ?

From UNIX to UNIX (Linux) Yes, to Win?  Who knows?  It would depend on 
the app.  Nothing in PVM would prevent it, but going from Win to UNIX/X11
is never easy.

> Are there any dedicated apps that have been developed for Wpvm for the
> Win 3.1 platform ?
> Thanking you in advance. 
> -- 
> Geoff Roughton

I don't know if there are, but I'd be surprised to find much active
development for the Win3.1 platform as it is basically a dead OS now
that Win95 is here.  Use Linux, you'll be much happier.

Jeff Taylor