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Unread 09-03-2013, 02:12
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Re: Computer cluster? (Not FIRST related)

I don't know of any good way to do generic load-sharing amongst computers. If you have specific tasks you want to run on the tower PCs, there are probably lots of ways to automate and control those from another computer. You've have to give us more details on exactly what you're trying to do for us to help.

I suspect that your XP machines (3+ years old?) have very little to offer the Win7 laptop (1 year old?), which I'm guessing is more powerful than all the towers together. In what way are you stressing the laptop? RAM? Graphics? Heat?
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