Using PCs (Workstations)

• Multiple PCs cooperate to speed-up a computation
• PCs are
  • High performance per unit cost
  • Mature systems, clear upgrade paths
  • Politically correct
• High-bandwidth PC networks are cheap
  • $200/PC for 10 Mbits/s Ethernet
  • $2,000/PC for 100 Mbits/s Ethernet
  • $3,000/PC for 155 Mbits/s ATM