title: Can I run 1000 AWS micro instances simultaneously?
body: <p>I have a simple pure C program, that takes an integer as input, runs for a while (let's say an hour) and then returns me a text file. I want to run this program 1000 times with input integers from 1 to 1000.</p>
  
  <p>Currently I'm running this program in parallel (4 processors), what takes 250 hours. The program is such that it fits in a AWS micro instance (I've tested it). Would it be possible to use 1000 micro instances in AWS to do the whole job in one hour? (at a cost of ~20$ - $0.02/instance)?</p>
  
  <p>If it is possible, does anybody have some guidlines on how to do that?
  If it is not, does anybody have an also low-budget alternative to that?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks a lot!</p>