HOW WE DID IT
Names of People Working on the Project
Aaron Cote, Taylor Anson, Jeremy Hill, Allison Barkley, Vanessa Hanna, Dylan Jock, J.J. Zambito, W. Morgan Wilson, Matt Carr, Tresa Wilson, Robert McGreevy, Jeff Buckingham,
Post Grads, Mitch McGreevy, Mariah Wilson
DETAILS/ PROCESS, HOW TO DO IT
- determine what you have on hand and what you have to buy for the project
See materials list at bottom of page
-write and receive grants to pay for the project
-buy software to create a super computer (~$1000, 500 with educational discount)
-Invite students and adults who may be interested in helping out.
-Gather several Macintosh computers that could be used.
it takes a minimum of 16 processors to be classified as a supercomputer.
PowerMac G4 is the model we used
don’t worry about the ROM of the computers, it’s the number of computers that classify a supercomputer
-assign everybody different tasks to work on (groups of two worked well)
-Assign different groups to podcasts, wiki, and website design
-Assure that everyone is cross trained
-Have everyone contribute to coming up with a logo and take different ideas and add them together to make one good logo; this also means coming up with a name for the super computer
-Have everyone come up with web page designs and take different ideas and add them together just like the logo
-Come up with a set place to start working on and keep the super computer (mobile cart)
-start assembling the super computer
-consider buying fire wire cables to make the super computer run faster
-research programs that can test the supercomputer ( calculating pi )
-Easily upgrade your Super Computer’s power by adding
Materials list
Human capital (people)
Macs (at least 16, PowerMac G4)
Ethernet / firewire (faster speeds) to connect the macs
Controller software (X-Grid)
Floor space and a table to accommodate 30 macs (may already be in a lab situation)
Update memory sticks (optional)
Portable Supercomputer
Casters
Plywood
Paint
