connecting computers for calculations

girardogirardo
edited June 2004 in Science & Tech
Hello guys,

I have a big problem with some calculations in a statistical program called spss. My new notebook (pentium m 1.7 ghz, 512 ram) would spend days and days of time making the calculations.

Is there some possibility that I connect computers to eachother with the purpose of getting the calculations much faster??

Do you have other suggestions?

Please let me know, I am really frustrated about it. :mean:

Greetz Girardo

Comments

  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    it's called distributed computing ...but idunno how it's done.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    Looks like SPSS 10.0 can do it:

    http://www.unt.edu/rss/benchmarks/2000feb/
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited June 2004
    If the program is capable of doing it, then yes, it's possible. You'll need to run Linux/Unix (will Unix do this?) and it's called a beowulf cluster. It's the same thing, but on a smaller scale, as the latest G5/Athlon/Xeon-based supercomputers.
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