info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA (08/05/85)
From: Ken Mandelberg <km%emory.csnet-relay.csnet@csnet-relay.ARPA>
We are currently preparing a grant request to add some number crunching
hardware to our Vax 750/FPA/4.2BSD configuration. Neither the means,
nor the precise requirements are firm as yet.
This letter is a fishing trip for suggestions. I see the options as
either being some Vax hardware (maybe an array processor on the
Unibus), or some external computational node(s) networked to the Vax
(maybe a Celerity, microvax, or a hypercube).
The budget limit is about $100K. The crunchers use Fortran, so this
must run well on the new hardware. A solution that added to our
horsepower for compiles at the same time would be desirable.
The last time I looked into array processors (a few years ago) there
seemed to be nothing around that talked to Unix.
Any suggestion or pointers would be appreciated.
Ken Mandelberg
Emory University
Dept of Math and CS
Atlanta, Ga 30322
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