eugene@eos.UUCP (Eugene Miya) (09/20/90)
Dr. David Kahaner is a numerical analyst visiting Japan for two-years under the aspice of the Office of Naval Research-Far East (ONRFE). The following is the professional opinion of David Kahaner and in no way has the blessing of the US Government or any agency of it. All information is dated and of limited life time. This disclaimer should be noted on ANY attribution. [DKK] Back issue of most reports will shortly be available via anonymous FTP. Host is pending. [ENM] To: Distribution From: David Kahaner ONRFE [kahaner@xroads.cc.u-tokyo.ac.jp] Re: Sale of SX-3 to National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) of Holland Date: 19 Sept 1990 NEC has announced that a one processor version of their new SX-3 has been ordered by the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) of Holland. NLR has ordered a model 12, which has one processor and two arithmetic functional units. NEC calculates that peak performance is 2.75 Gigaflops. NLR already has an SX-2, and compatibility with existing software is a major reason for this order. Delivery is scheduled in April 1991. This the second foreign SX-3 sale, the first was to Koln University in West Germany. NEC has stated that their goal for the SX-3 is to sell 120 machines in four years, about half outside Japan. ------------END OF MEMO------------------------------------------------