ram@nucsrl.UUCP (Renu Raman) (06/24/87)
Here goes the second call for "comp.arch.par". All parallel processihng
enthusiasts - join hands to start this new & exciting newsgoup.
Every "yeah" gets a T-shirt and free membership for a year. Every "nay"
will be mailed a flame suit.
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Renu Raman UUCP:...ihnp4!nucsrl!ram
1410 Chicago Ave., #505 ARPA:ram@eecs.nwu.edu
Evanston IL 60201 AT&T:(312)-869-4276 fpst@hubcap.UUCP (06/29/87)
As an alternative, the "comp.hypercube" news group already exists. You may post to it (it's moderated) or send to me directly at hypercube-request@hubcap.clemson.edu (internet) fpst%clemson@relay.cs.net (CSnet) The group is active and interested in anything that is "massively parallel." Steve (D. E. Stevenson) Computer Science/ Clemson University (803) 656-3444
nyles@aeras.UUCP (Mister of the Universe) (06/29/87)
In article <3810041@nucsrl.UUCP> ram@nucsrl.UUCP (Renu Raman) writes: > enthusiasts - join hands to start this new & exciting newsgoup. > > Every "yeah" gets a T-shirt and free membership for a year. Every "nay" Yeah! So where's my T-shirt? Does it have Bill the Cat on it? How much text do I have to add so the *&$%#$ software will let me post this? Actually, I have a request: does anyone out there have some good references to articles and books on this subject? I'm interested in both hardware and software, and my trips to Kepler's in Palo Alto have revealed a dearth of material. Of course, not being especially well grounded in the subject, it's likely that I missed the gems among the gravel... -- "Little blue pancakes." Nyles Nettleton Disclaimer: I did NOT squish that Smurf! ...hplabs! No no nope nope nope! ...ucbvax!sun!aeras!nyles
lls@mimsy.UUCP (Lauren L. Smith) (07/01/87)
In article <232@hubcap.UUCP>, fpst@hubcap.UUCP (Dennis Stevenson) writes: > > As an alternative, the "comp.hypercube" news group already exists. You > may post to it (it's moderated) or send to me directly at > > hypercube-request@hubcap.clemson.edu (internet) > fpst%clemson@relay.cs.net (CSnet) > > The group is active and interested in anything that is "massively > parallel." I think that comp.hypercube will be very useful, especially since there are several hypercube machines on the market and there is alot of interest in various aspects of hypercubes - software, architecture and algorithms. I think there is need for comp.arch.par to discuss other parallel architectures, including current "paper ones". I would like to see discussion on the Connection Machine, Butterfly/Monarch, etc... - Lauren Smith ARPA: lls@mimsy.umd.edu
harwood@cvl.umd.edu (David Harwood) (07/01/87)
In article <7278@mimsy.UUCP> lls@mimsy.UUCP (Lauren L. Smith) writes: [...] >I think that comp.hypercube will be very useful, especially since there >are several hypercube machines on the market and there is alot of interest >in various aspects of hypercubes - software, architecture and algorithms. > >I think there is need for comp.arch.par to discuss other parallel >architectures, including current "paper ones". I would like to see >discussion on the Connection Machine, Butterfly/Monarch, etc... We have a couple of parallel machines in our lab - a 128 processor BBN "butterfly" (banyan switch) shared memory MIMD machine, and a smaller, fault tolerant MIMD machine for interface. These are linked with a dozen assorted Vaxes, Suns, Symbolics, Grinnells, and Vicom image processor. These are used in development of parallel algorithms for image analysis and robotic navigation. I'll be using the "butterfly" in one project for development of a concurrent hybrid logic programming system in the Fall. We also will soon have a Connection machine and Warp systolic array processor which might be integrated usefully. I would very much like to hear about mixed architectures for similar complex symbolic/numerical applications before we start development here. David Harwood Computer Vision Lab Center for Automation Research University of Maryland, College Park 20742 harwood@cvl.umd.edu