[ale] Interesting (Linux & Crays)

[Omar Loggiodice]

Hi Folks,

   Forwarded from the mission-critical-linux list. I surely would like to know
   more about the details of this....very interesting....
   
   Maybe our friends from Cray can find out some more info (architectural
issues, types of processes, etc.)


:---------- Forwarded message ----------
:Date: Sat, 3 AUG 1996 02:58:01 -0400 (EDT) 
:From: Chris Griffin <boozer at vanadium.rollins.edu>
:Newgroups: linux.dev.kernel
:Subject: Re: > 64mb with 2.0.10 (Question Answered!+Interesting Info) 
:
:I don't want to help turn this great mailing list into a newsgroup with 
:all this "non" kernel related stuff, but this is defenately a great place 
:to find info!   Within 6 hours of posting my original question about how 
:to get linux to recognize more than 64mb of mem, I had 8 responses in my 
:inbox!  I'd say that is much better support than I ever got from sun!  
:Anyway, I would just like to thank everyone who responed.
:
:Here is a note for the "Using Linux in the Real World File":  I am using 
:Linux for Intel (2.0.10) on a Dual Pentium Pro 200 with 256mb of memory 
:and 10gig of high speed storage (Fast/Wide SCSI) to do very intense 
:atomic collision and energy studies for the Department of Energy.  
:Previously, these studies were conducted on the Cray 2's at Livermore 
:National Laboratory (NERSC).  The great thing is that my new system is 
:out performing the Cray 2's by a factor of 2-3 on the jobs I run.  This 
:is probably mostly due to my new systems fast i/o, but even on "light" 
:i/o jobs, it still outperforms it.  I just did another test case where I 
:ran a job on both the new Cray C90 at LLNL and on my machine, and they 
:both came out about the same.  So, as far as I am concerned, I have a 
:cray sitting on my desk! (actually, laying on the floor next to my desk 
::).  Who says Linux can't do "real world" stuff!!
:
:					Thanks again...
:					Chris Griffin
:


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