Re: Cluster computing drawbacks

Anne & Lynn Wheeler wrote:

(snip)

wasn't exactly what i had in mind, ... there are a lot of (mega)
"on-line" applications run in batch environments ... because the batch
environments have evolved a lot of "automated" conventions for
handling numerous types of events (rather than pushing them to the end
user, common in interactive system).  these on-line environments tend
to make use of these automated facilities to help provide 7x24,
continuous operation.


IBM at least used to be interested in scientific computing.
They did build the 360/91 and the vector instructions for S/370.

But yes, the commercial side needs the high uptime.

-- glen

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