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## THIS MONTH IS THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ##
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Queensland chapter executive positions are elected at the AGM.
Please come, make your vote count and consider nominating.
Let us know if you have any queries about the positions.


    SAGE-AU Queensland Chapter Meeting - June 1999
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*   Date:       10 June 1999 (Second Thursday of the month)

*   Time:       7:00 - 9:00 pm


TITLE           The el-cheapo, after 5pm Super Computer

SPEAKER         David Conran
                Department of Mathematics
                University of Queensland

ABSTRACT

This talk describes how to design, create and use an affordable alternative
to your traditional "Super-Computer". We document how to use pre-existing
machines on your network to become more than just spending 99% of their
run time in Windows CPU idle loops. All of this can be achieved with a
moderate amount of elbow grease and very little cost for more performance
than you have been able to imagine previously. Why spend more than $64,000
for the same CPU performance of a 64 node SGI Origin 2000 Super Computer?
Why spend $64,000 to purchase that much performance when you may already
have the necessary hardware sitting idle for 2/3rds of the day? Will this
increase in performance actually make my program run faster? How much of my
time will it take to administrate this super box? How much will it cost?
All these questions and more will be answer within this talk.


##  Venue:        Room 343, Level 3
##                General Purpose South Building (no. 78)
##                The University of Queensland
##                Staff House Rd.
##                St. Lucia
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##                Car parking is available on campus for free from 18:30.
##                The university is serviced by public transport with
##                frequent buses during university terms. The building
##                is situated 5 mins walk from the bus stop. See
##                http://www.uq.edu.au/maps/index.phtml?menu=1&id=71
##                The entrance to the room can be reached via the
##                external stairwell connected to the walkway spanning
##                Staff House Rd.

    Who:          SAGE-AU Members, System Administrators
                  (Visitors are welcome. After attending two
                  meetings, visitors should become members)

    Agenda:       7:00  Welcome & Business at hand
                  7:15  Talk
                  7:45  AGM
                  9:00  Meeting Close

    Purpose:      To get QLD SysAdmins/System Managers/
                  PC administrators/System Programmers
                  together. To lend a sympathetic ear
                  to the plight of System Support.

    Drink:        Tea & coffee, O/J, soft-drink & beer
    Food:         Pizza and snacks

    RSVP:         Sam Lor
                  Sam.Lor@member.sage-au.org.au