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Clustering Obsolete Computers to Reduce E-Waste

Clustering Obsolete Computers to Reduce E-Waste

Timothy M. Lynar, Simon, Ric D. Herbert, William J. Chivers
Copyright: © 2010 |Volume: 1 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 10
ISSN: 1941-868X|EISSN: 1941-8698|ISSN: 1941-868X|EISBN13: 9781616929893|EISSN: 1941-8698|DOI: 10.4018/jissc.2010092901
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Lynar, Timothy M., et al. "Clustering Obsolete Computers to Reduce E-Waste." IJISSC vol.1, no.1 2010: pp.1-10. http://doi.org/10.4018/jissc.2010092901

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Lynar, T. M., Simon, Herbert, R. D., & Chivers, W. J. (2010). Clustering Obsolete Computers to Reduce E-Waste. International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change (IJISSC), 1(1), 1-10. http://doi.org/10.4018/jissc.2010092901

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Lynar, Timothy M., et al. "Clustering Obsolete Computers to Reduce E-Waste," International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change (IJISSC) 1, no.1: 1-10. http://doi.org/10.4018/jissc.2010092901

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Abstract

Personal computers contribute significantly to the growing problem of electronic waste. Every computer, when finished with, must be stored, dumped, recycled, or somehow re-used. Most are dumped, at a huge cost to health and the environment, as their owners succumb to the desire to keep up with the ever-increasing power of new computers. Supercomputers and computer clusters provide more power than ordinary desktop and laptop computers, but they too are subject to rapid obsolescence. The authors have built a cluster of obsolete computers and have found that it easily outperforms a fairly standard new desktop computer. They explore how this approach can help to mitigate e-waste, and discuss the advantages and limitations of using such a system.

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