> I also have some 486's, simple pentiums, a couple of Dec stations etc... > I even think I can get me a old VAX1 if I really want to! (but I don't, > it's _HUGE_ and _LOUD_!! :) Can ALL these machines be a part of the same cluster? Yes. The thing that makes a cluster a cluster is the message passing between the nodes, and the centralized control of the master node. ~Warren