The Illiac IV : The First Supercomputer PDF
by R.M. Hord
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The Illiac IV was the first large scale array computer.
As the fore- runner of today's advanced computers, it brought whole classes of scientific computations into the realm of practicality.
Conceived initially as a grand experiment in computer science, the revolutionary architecture incorporated both a high level of parallelism and pipe- lining.
After a difficult gestation, the Illiac IV became operational in November 1975.
It has for a decade been a substantial driving force behind the develooment of computer technology.
Today the Illiac IV continues to service large-scale scientific aoolication areas includ- ing computational fluid dynamics, seismic stress wave propagation model- ing, climate simulation, digital image processing, astrophysics, numerical analysis, spectroscopy and other diverse areas.
This volume brings together previously published material, adapted in an effort to provide the reader with a perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of the Illiac IV and the impact this unique computa- tional resource has had on the development of technology.
The history and current status of the Illiac system, the design and architecture of the hardware, the programming languages, and a considerable sampling of applications are all covered at some length.
A final section is devoted to commentary.
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- Publisher:Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Publication Date:14/03/2013
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Publisher:Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Publication Date:14/03/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9783662103456
