in reply to Parallel computing with perl?

first of all if not already done so, the script should be optimized...and the need for parallel computing may go away.
there are already open source and commercial software that can run and co-ordinate parallel computing. obviously you will need to cut up the task into separable chunks that can run independently, within the confines/utility of the parallel scheduling system at hand.
the hardest line to type correctly is: stty erase ^H