linking

gotchocolatemilk2 · Post by **gotchocolatemilk2** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 5:20 pm

how can u link two computers together so that both procecers do the computing. and also what do u think the minimun clock speed is to run a ps1 emulator sorry about the bad spelling and punctuation cuz im in a hurry

Post by **Sparkfist** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 5:29 pm

So you want to build a small cluster for parallel processing. Well for one I havent heard of a cluster less then 3 (1 host, 2 nodes) so you may have to revice your plans or get a third computer. As for connection then, is done using eithernet (10/100).
For the emulator, I've seen on the net that things like for a Dreamcast you need like a 1g. So to be safe I'd go with at least a 500mH system. If you run linux better but windows will hog the resorced and processor from anything else so you need a decent about of ram (I'd say 256 is good).

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 6:26 pm

I doing the same thing I'll keep you guys updated

stereth · Post by **stereth** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 10:47 pm

You need programs specially designed for distributed computing. Unless you can get the source code for an emulator, rewrite it, and recompile it, you're out of luck.

Geebs61 · Post by **Geebs61** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 11:41 pm

depending on your video card, I had epsxe running on a 233 mhz machine with a 16mb video card. I never tried it on anything less than that.