parallelknoppix with MPITB for Octave

[Michael Creel]

Hello,
I have made a version of parallelknoppix that includes MPITB for octave, with 
a working example of code to do a Monte Carlo study in parallel. MPITB 
(http://atc.ugr.es/javier-bin/mpitb)is a toolbox for Octave that allows code 
to be executed in parallel. Parallelknoppix 
(http://pareto.uab.es/mcreel/ParallelKnoppix/) is a bootable CD that lets you 
create a temporary cluster for MPI parallel computing, without installing any 
OS or software on any of the computers involved. I have used this in a 
university computer room with Windows machines for students' daily work to 
create temporary Linux clusters of up to 25 nodes. It works very well in my 
experience. It's an easy way to get started with clusters, and with MPITB for 
Octave in particular. On the web page there are download links and links to 
documentation.

The CD contains the latest version of MPITB, Octave 2.1.60, and octave-forge 
CVS from a couple of weeks ago.

Any comments, suggestions or contributions are welcome.

Michael



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