kahn@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Shahin Kahn) (07/25/90)
As far as the 'supercomputer' users go, I think Those who do not have workstations, will have workstations, and as long as they dont have one, they will complain about supercomputers. Onec they get one, they will continue to use supercomputers. This time happily! Consider this my 'law'! I dont want to re-open the discussions of killer-micros (with whose sensationalistic aspects I strongly disagree!) nor the 'central vs. distributed' debate. I actually have a presentation on these very subjects and a brief write-up, informal. Let me know and I will send a copy. It is a little long and it has (a minimal amount of) advertizements in it, so I wont post it. The gist of it is that there are ways to get your price-performance and keep it for a good few years and move with the high-end technology and maintain binary compatability on a standard open multivendor platform. Too good to be true? Not if you have the funding! And not if you are willing to not have the bestest technology every 8-10 months! Shahin Khan.