title: A simple approach for the distribution of computationally intense tasks in an heterogeneous environment: distribution of the MDPP image-processing package.
abstract: A method has been developed to link the display ability of a high-resolution graphics workstation with the computational power of a local mainframe or a remote supercomputer via an electronic data network. The method allows this link to be established in a manner largely transparent to the user. The application of the method is illustrated by our successful distribution of the computationally intensive portions of an imaging program (MDPP) from a small VAX workstation to a VAX mainframe and Cray Y-MP8/832 using a simple message-passing technique. This technique can be applied to almost any configuration of networked machines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ropelewski
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Balog
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gottesman
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Deerfield
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001483:Base Sequence; D003196:Computer Graphics; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D011381:Programming Languages; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D004247:DNA