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Foil 12 Workstation Clusters

From Designing and Building Parallel Programs I: Introduction DoD Modernization Tutorial -- 1995-1998. by Ian Foster, Gina Goff, Ehtesham Hayder, Chuck Koelbel
Workstations connected by network
Cost effective
High latency, low to moderate bandwidth
Often lack integrated software environment
Model breaks down if connectivity limited
Examples: Ethernet, ATM crossbar, Myrinet

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