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This article is from the Amiga Networking FAQ, by Richard Norman with numerous contributions by others.

106 TorqueWare (TM)

TorqueWare (TM) by   AugmenTek    is a means of developing and  running parallel
programs over a network of Amigas.  It provides six  simple C functions to handle
the job of distributing data and execution  across the network.  A graphical user
interface allows for compiling  and linking locally or remotely, setting up the
runtime environment, and running the program -- but this can also be done
manually. A hypertext  user's guide and tutorial are provided. Instructions for
using the Amiga as client to a computational server running on a Silicon Graphics
or  Mac using TorqueWare form Torque Systems, Inc., are also provided.
TorqueWare is an implementation of the Linda parallel programming  model. Data are
placed in a global data space that is accessible to all processes, whether they
run locally or across the network.  One can  wait for data to appear, read it, or
remove it from that global data  space. C functions can be run as separate tasks
on either one computer or multiple computers, and these remote functions access
that global data space.  The global data space is content-addressable.
TorqueWare hides communication details, such as the nature of the underlying
communication mechanism, from you.  It supports different computers by handling
byte ordering.  TorqueWare attempts to keep  all of the computers busy if  there
is enough work.
As a programming utility, TorqueWare provides an operating system independent way
of multiprocessing.  Applications include network rendering (RayShade 3.0 already
allows for Linda),  news or database filtering, image processing, and audio
processing.
An example of code using TorqueWare versus socket programming can be found on
  aminet   under biz/demo/netprog_txt.lzh
TorqueWare requirements: SAS C 6.x,  AmigaDos 2.04 or higher, and network hardware
for multiprocessing.
MSRP for base development system $100
MSRP for general TCP/iP networking $150 per cpu.
Educational and quantity discounts available.

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