david@inf.rl.ac.uk (David Johnston) (11/19/90)
If you want to find out how to run your FORTRAN code on a multiple- transputer system, then you might like to attend a two day course on "3L PARALLEL FORTRAN", that is being held at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) on the 10th and 11th of December. The course is designed to "boost" the learning curve and get you up to speed at using this product in a couple of days. The afternoons sessions are "hands-on" with full supervision. Most previous attendees have considered these to be extremely valuable in testing understanding. RAL has no connection whatsoever with "3L", and so an honest view, both of the strengths and weaknesses of the product, is given. You might like to attend the course if you are considering buying the product. In addition to information specific to the compiler, general pointers will be given as to how to best exploit the transputer's architecture. There is a 09:30 start on both days. The laboratory is across the road from the UKAEA Harwell site, and about 5 miles from Didcot, in Oxfordshire. The venue is Conference Room 12, in Building R68. If you call in at the gatehouse at the main entrance, someone will come along and collect you. The fee is 250 pounds for Industry and debatable (free?) for Academia! For further details, or if you wish to attend contact Raymond Fawcett of the Transputer Centre. Email:- tsc@uk.ac.rl.inf (or rjf@uk.ac.rl.inf) Address:- Raymond Fawcett, Science and Engineering Research Council, Building R1, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, England, OX11 0QX Fax:- (0235) 445831 Telephone:- (0235) 821900 EXT 6394 Incidentally, the following Fortran course is on the 4th and 5th of March 91. Full details of the course are appended:- David Johnston Address:- David Johnston, Science and Engineering Research Council, Building R1, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, England, OX11 0QX Email:- david@uk.ac.rl.inf Fax:- (0235) 445831 Telephone:- (0235) 821900 EXT 6738 __________________________________________________________________________ 3L PARALLEL FORTRAN =================== A short conversion course for Fortran programmers Organised by: _____________ London & SE Regional Transputer Support Centre The SERC/DTI Initiative in the Engineering Applications of Transputers Aim: ____ To introduce participants to the techniques of 3L Parallel Fortran. Objectives: ___________ At the end of the course participants should be able to program in Parallel Fortran, and have a good knowledge of how to exploit a multi-transputer system. Intended Audience: _________ Programmers, systems developers and systems designers. Background: ___________ A working knowledge of Fortran. Method: _______ Lectures, case studies and hands-on exercises. Length: _______ 2 days. Cost: _____ 250 pounds (subsidised by the SERC / DTI Transputer Initiative). PROGRAMME ========= DAY 1 DAY 2 0930 Fortran and the Transputer 0930 Fortran Farms 1030 Coffee 1015 Coffee 1045 Developing Parallel Programs (1) 1030 Using 3L Fortran 1200 Lunch 1100 Case Study 1300 Developing Parallel Programs (2) 1200 Lunch 1400 Hands-on 1300 Hands-on 1630 End 1630 End General methods for parallel processing are discussed as well as product specific details. Practical sessions take place on PCs fitted with transputer boards. Several editors (vi, emacs, pe2, edlin) are available or you may bring your own.