Connecting second Mac to use additional power of its processor.

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Connecting second Mac to use additional power of its processor.

Hi. My friend has Intel iMac 20 and working with Logic Studio. However he is already running out of power. He is using his iMac Intel Core2Duo Processors on almost 100% and would like to buy (Mac mini or G5 Mac) But he doesnt know how to connect it , where and what needs to be done before he can use his iMac as a main computer (with Logic Studio) and use additional processor power from another Mac.

I know there needs to be done something in Sharing option , probably FireWire cable is needed but what else.

I have never done it before. Can anyone explain me step-by-step how to do it and how to check if it is really working.

Thanx.

PS: Would Intel Mac worked with older G5 Mac?

Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Jun 12, 2009 10:01 AM

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Answer 1

Kappy

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Jun 12, 2009 11:42 AM in response to thepitcho

Combining multiple computers for additional computing power requires the use of XGrid. To use it you need to also use OS X Server, as the information indicates.

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Answer 2

Jun 12, 2009 12:48 PM in response to thepitcho

Also, desktop applications that are used by most users are not programmed to combine CPU power from multiple separate Macs. Things like Xgrid are used by specialize applications that can use the power of cluster computing. Many such applications are scientific, helping to perform research requiring massive computational power.

If your friend needs more power than an iMac can provide using a program like Logic, he needs to get a Mac Pro, which has either four or eight processing cores (compared to the two cores in an iMac).

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