Is it possible to run Ubuntu as Shared OS (Multiprocessing)?

[Robbo]

On Sun, 2005-07-10 at 20:27 +0200, Rainer Gutkas wrote:
> So what I mean by running as shared OS I wanna know if it's possible to 
> run Ubuntu in a way that Calculations are shared between Systems in the 
> network.
> There's a distribution, which is aimed for Multimedia called dyne.bolic, 
> which claims itself to use Multiprocessing. The kernel should do the 
> job, if I understood them right.
> So from my knowledge an aplication needs to be written for 
> multiprocessing, but maybe my information is outdated, its a long time 
> since I had my Lectures in technical computer sience.....
> 
> So if this is possible, it would be great. In the moment I'm running one 
> pc, and 2 powerpc maschines. With some luck I get an old sun is some 
> time,....,
> It would be great if these maschines could share their power, so I guess 
> each maschine has it's advantages for some tasks!
> 

http://www.beowulf.org/ is one that comes to mind.