Little and large.

Discusses how `massively parallel' computing which dispenses with the few, big, interlinked supercomputers and replaces them with many small ones. Japan's three heavyweights--Fujitsu, Hitachi, and NEC; Cray Research; Computer upstarts Thinking Machines, nCUBE and Kendall Square Research; Developing...

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Publicado en:Economist Vol. 323; no. 7757; pp. 102 - 104
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Economist Newspaper Limited 5/2/1992
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Sumario:Discusses how `massively parallel' computing which dispenses with the few, big, interlinked supercomputers and replaces them with many small ones. Japan's three heavyweights--Fujitsu, Hitachi, and NEC; Cray Research; Computer upstarts Thinking Machines, nCUBE and Kendall Square Research; Developing technology of parallel processing.