hes@ecsvax.UUCP (01/17/87)
The January 1987 issue of Communications of the ACM has some discussion on the rules of this challenge. (pages 7-9) A letter to the editor takes issue with some of the rules, and then an answering letter from Karp explains his interest in a fair demonstration - "In summary, several of the points you raise concern leoopholes in the rules. I am really interested in a comparison run by people of good faith who will be fair. ..." If you are interested in the challenge, you'll probably enjoy reading these letters. --henry schaffer n c state univ
eugene@pioneer.arpa (Eugene N. Miya) (03/30/88)
I am still awaiting Alan Karp's release on Montry's paper (which Gary informs
me will be published by SIAM). There is an important clarification which
I want to make and that is Gary's results DO meet the Karp challenge
with same-scale problems. Don't get the impression that speed-up was
achieved by scaling the problem. The SIAM paper will have same-scale as well as
differing scale problems. My note in no way condemns the Sandia work.
There is lots of supercomputing marketing hype, but THIS work is valid.
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