[mpich-discuss] A good starting point for programming and understanding MPI, and parallel programming in general.

[mark]

Hello from Greece!
Being new in this field, what would be a good starting point to master 
MPI and parallel programming in general? First of i don't have a 
cluster, so all the computations are going to happen to a modern day 
linux laptop.
However if i get familiar with MPI, i will have the chance to work with 
a cluster remotely on some text retrieval algorithms (yea right :P) for 
my bachelor thesis.
So, looking for starting points and speed learning about MPI (and 
parallel programming) in general.
Any tips and advices are welcome.Thank you :)