A UNIX cluster however can provide
the reliability and uptime measured in months rather than in hours for
a Windows machine. Besides, if one is estimating five or ten models in
-gllamm-, that can easily be put into separate do-files thus using
multiple processors more efficiently.
I see what you mean. I could really have made use of a cluster a few
months ago. I ran 10 models on 4 computers in parallel for the better
part of a week. It was a bit complicated copying files making sure not
to overwrite an estimated model, because I used Macintoshes, at least I
benefited from the reliability and uptime of UNIX. And many thanks to
Michael Blasnik for -estsave-. Without it it ... I don't know what I
would have done.
