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PVM--parallel virtual machine : a users' guide and tutorial for networked parallel computing / Al Geist ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Geist, Al | IEEE Xplore (Online Service) [distributor.] | MIT Press [publisher.].

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BookSeries: Scientific and engineering computation: Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, c1994Distributor: [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [1994]Description: 1 PDF (xvii, 279 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780262287784.Subject(s): Computer networks

| Parallel computers

Genre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleOnline resources: Abstract with links to resource Also available in print.

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1. Introduction -- 2. The PVM System -- 3. Using PVM -- 4. Basic Programming Techniques -- 5. PVM User Interface -- 6. Program Examples -- 7. How PVM Works -- 8. Advanced Topics -- 9. Troubleshooting -- A History of PVM Versions -- B PVM 3 Routines.

Summary: Written by the team that developed the software, this tutorial is the definitive resource for scientists, engineers, and other computer users who want to use PVM to increase the flexibility and power of their high-performance computing resources. PVM introduces distributed computing, discusses where and how to get the PVM software, provides an overview of PVM and a tutorial on setting up and running existing programs, and introduces basic programming techniques including putting PVM in existing code. There are program examples and details on how PVM works on UNIX and multiprocessor systems, along with advanced topics (portability, debugging, improving performance) and troubleshooting.PVM (Parallel Virtual Machine) is a software package that enables the computer user to define a networked heterogeneous collection of serial, parallel, and vector computers to function as one large computer. It can be used as stand-alone software or as a foundation for other heterogeneous network software. PVM may be configured to contain various machine architectures, including sequential processors, vector processors, and multicomputers, and it can be ported to new computer architectures that may emerge.

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Written by the team that developed the software, this tutorial is the definitive resource for scientists, engineers, and other computer users who want to use PVM to increase the flexibility and power of their high-performance computing resources. PVM introduces distributed computing, discusses where and how to get the PVM software, provides an overview of PVM and a tutorial on setting up and running existing programs, and introduces basic programming techniques including putting PVM in existing code. There are program examples and details on how PVM works on UNIX and multiprocessor systems, along with advanced topics (portability, debugging, improving performance) and troubleshooting.PVM (Parallel Virtual Machine) is a software package that enables the computer user to define a networked heterogeneous collection of serial, parallel, and vector computers to function as one large computer. It can be used as stand-alone software or as a foundation for other heterogeneous network software. PVM may be configured to contain various machine architectures, including sequential processors, vector processors, and multicomputers, and it can be ported to new computer architectures that may emerge.

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PVM--parallel virtual machine : a users' guide and tutorial for networked parallel computing / Al Geist ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Geist, Al | IEEE Xplore (Online Service) [distributor.] | MIT Press [publisher.].