Hmm, sounds Like a really awesome demo. Just one question: How does
this demo Windows XP Pro?
-Bill
On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 16:59 -0700, Charlie Bullen wrote:
> Hello All, I have gotten permission to do a demo for members of a class
> on (hold your noses) Windows XP pro. I tend to talk linux up and some of
> my classmates are interested.
>
> Here is the demo. Even though my laptop runs Redhat, I'm going to boot
> it from a clusterKnoppix disk. I then have a bash script that is just a
> buch of nested loops that run CPU usage up to 100% which I will run.
>
> Next I will launch openMosix and boot a couple of PCs over the network
> from my laptop, running clusterKnoppix. I will boot them in text mode.
> Next I will launch the bash script again, and via a nice openMosix
> viewer, will show them how the load on the CPU is now balanced between
> all 3 computers.
>
> Lastly, I will reconfigure openMosic to boot the PCs to a KDE desktop. I
> will then let whoever wants to, play around with the KDE desktops while
> I simultaneously again launch the bash script, balance the load amoung
> the 3 boxes, showing how each computer can still be used as a desktop
> with little or no degradation of performance.
>
> I have done all of this and it all works real well. The instructor is
> 99% sure that the classroom PC use PXE booting, but in case they don't,
> I'm bringing a mini-itx box that I have already tried all this out on
> just in case the classroom PCs don't want to play.
>
> I am also bringing my own router and cables just to be sure again.
>
>
> On the one hand the demo seems a bit complex, but as I am bringing
> enough of my own gear, which I have run the described demo on several
> times before, to do everything, without having to use any of the
> classroom gear, I'm very confident that all will go well.
>
> I can't wait to see what a bunch of windows people will think when shown
> what a real OS can do.
>
>
> I'll give a post demo report as well.
>
> Charlie
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