LiveCD News » Science http://www.livecdnews.com News from the LiveCD World Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:11:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Scientific Linux rolls out v5.0 live DVD http://www.livecdnews.com/2007/05/08/scientific-linux-rolls-out-v50-live-dvd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scientific-linux-rolls-out-v50-live-dvd http://www.livecdnews.com/2007/05/08/scientific-linux-rolls-out-v50-live-dvd/#comments Wed, 09 May 2007 00:02:55 +0000 nick http://www.livecdnews.com/2007/05/08/scientific-linux-rolls-out-v50-live-dvd/ Scientific Linux has a new LiveDVD.

Scientific Linux, a project based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 source packages enhanced with a variety of additional applications, released its v5.0 i386 live DVD on May 7. The SL5 live DVD features a 2.6.18 kernel, includes all client/workstation RPMs, and uses GNOME as its default desktop.

]]> http://www.livecdnews.com/2007/05/08/scientific-linux-rolls-out-v50-live-dvd/feed/ 0 Intel vs. AMD: Today’s generation compared http://www.livecdnews.com/2007/03/23/intel-vs-amd-todays-generation-compared/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=intel-vs-amd-todays-generation-compared http://www.livecdnews.com/2007/03/23/intel-vs-amd-todays-generation-compared/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:11:55 +0000 nick http://www.livecdnews.com/2007/03/23/intel-vs-amd-todays-generation-compared/ The Tech Report used a Linux LiveCD to benchmark the latest processors from AMD and Intel.

notfred’s Folding Benchmark CD tests the most common work unit types and estimates performance in terms of the points per day that a CPU could earn for a Folding team member. The CD itself is a bootable ISO. The CD boots into Linux, detects the system’s processors and Ethernet adapters, picks up an IP address, and downloads the latest versions of the Folding execution cores from Stanford. It then processes a sample work unit of each type.

]]> http://www.livecdnews.com/2007/03/23/intel-vs-amd-todays-generation-compared/feed/ 0 Indian produces science CD in atomic lab http://www.livecdnews.com/2006/08/30/indian-produces-science-cd-in-atomic-lab/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=indian-produces-science-cd-in-atomic-lab http://www.livecdnews.com/2006/08/30/indian-produces-science-cd-in-atomic-lab/#comments Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:26:03 +0000 nick http://www.livecdnews.com/2006/08/30/indian-produces-science-cd-in-atomic-lab/ India News showcases VigyaanCD and the creator behind it. The project homepage is here.

But Agarwal believes the tool would help youngsters have their first brush with a range of hi-tech tasks of a new century-gene sequencing, manipulation, molecular modelling and simulation and computational chemistry.

]]> http://www.livecdnews.com/2006/08/30/indian-produces-science-cd-in-atomic-lab/feed/ 0 Quantian 0.7.9.1 Released http://www.livecdnews.com/2005/12/14/quantian-0791-released/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quantian-0791-released http://www.livecdnews.com/2005/12/14/quantian-0791-released/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:02:04 +0000 nick http://www.livecdnews.com/?p=229 After a year without updates, Quantian 0.7.9.1 has been released. Quantian is one of the most complete LiveDVDs available for scientific work, including over 800 R packages and clustering support.

]]> http://www.livecdnews.com/2005/12/14/quantian-0791-released/feed/ 0 Thinking inside the box http://www.livecdnews.com/2005/08/18/thinking-inside-the-box/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thinking-inside-the-box http://www.livecdnews.com/2005/08/18/thinking-inside-the-box/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2005 22:09:51 +0000 nick http://www.livecdnews.com/?p=102 Dirk Eddelbuettel blogs about slides he just released for a talk he gave on Quantian and distributed statistical computing. Probably worth reading if you run a lot of R jobs, or are interested in high performance clusters.

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