DIY Supercomputers with Multiprocessor Mix

Old/new cameras: resources, cpu, card, electronics

DIY SUPER COMPUTERS WITH MULTI-PROCESSOR MIX

The world can be a fast changing place with new ideas born every day. While most people are able to embrace societies new technology, others cannot. In the history of computing, which has seen radical changes over the years, it's the very people in the field that are either innovators and welcome change, or entities of a resistive force which die out or fade away.

Here at the Lab, we like to think there's at least a small part of science innovation and the offering of new approaches and ideas with combined fields of science. One new idea involves supercomputers. Generally a supercomputer is created by taking a bunch of computers of one type, and multiplying its number to create a cluster. This plurality of many computer machines computing in parallel makes a powerful combination.

The Lab is working on supercomputers of a different type. We've discovered that it's possible to connect together many computers and processors of varying types. One may do supercomputing with a mix of highly specific chip boards, different types of CPUs, different types of computers, and a mix of supporting hardware and resources.

In home supercomputing, you use what you can get at a reasonable cost. Home supercomputing projects simply don't have millions of dollars to cash up on expensive arrays. So we collect the parts available, perhaps on closeout, good deals, yesterday's models, used equipment, unusual equipment like the guts of cameras, or great finds from anywhere and anyplace offering lots of CPUs and resources.

This mix may include PCs, Macs, Linux boxes, game machines, GPUs, assorted boards, DIY machines, cameras, or raw chips from assorted companies like Parallax, Parallella, Green Machines, and other multicore chips from various manufacturers. For example, take a look at what you can do with old computers. It's now possible to turn these outdated computers into more processors.

http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/07/convert-old-computers-into-processors.html

In another example, proof of the pudding, let's take an inside look at the Big Brain Supercomputer. How many different types of processors does it hold? It appears to hold over thirty different types of CPUs and technology. One development state of Big Braining led to a period of assimilation where other material, machines, chips, components, boards, etc. were consumed and made part of the Big Brain. The following list details some of those varying types of assimilated technology.

Parallax Propeller Chips
AMD GPUs
New Mac Computers
Lenovo Computers
ASUS Computers
VP Processors
Parallax BASIC Stamps
Netbooks
MacBooks
iMacs
iBooks
Video Card Processors (several varieties)
Various Boards (8 varieties)
Cameras
Smart Phones
iPad

In conclusion, it's possible to mix a variety of processors and technology to create supercomputers. This can include computers recycled into more CPUs, and a "what's available" approach to the hardware.

Quantum Ukulele

ESTABLISHING A QUANTUM UKULELE

Ukulele used for quantum experiments

Effects of a wave form nature can be created, duplicated, and simulated to explore the quantum world using the sound from a musical instrument.

One musical instrument is like a tiny guitar - the Ukulele, which has origins from Hawaii. They are available with four strings in various sizes (soprano, concert, tenor, baritone), generally one of the smallest sizes is called a Soprano. The Soprano Uke obtained for the Big Brain Project is 21-inches long and has a 13.5-inch bridge rating. It resonates with a mahogany wood construct, and is especially well designed for stability and a more humid environment.

The project begins with an acoustical uke and some preparations to convert it into an electronic instrument. The first step is to install a pickup to transfer the sound into an amplifier or computer (or other machine for processing. There are several ways to create an electronic pickup - some work and some will not work with gut strings. Magnetic induction pickups work with metal strings, however a piezo based pickup, which is based on acoustical vibrations, will work. Another method which is quick and simple is to place a directional quality microphone near the resonance aperture. Waves are then captured, and can be recorded, modified, and transformed. Techniques such as capture, transforming, reflecting, modulating and applying effects can have designs and introductions into the system.

String tuning is accomplished with a modern electronic tuner. This is a small electronic battery operated device with a display that shows the key note of the plucked string and the direction to tune it.

It's possible to apply and connect the QuadLyzer and introduce the study of Quantum worlds simulated with the Uke.