Создание, конструкция и применение первого суперкомпьютера Illiac IV и его значение для научных вычислений. На английском языке. 84 илл. и таблицы.
The Illiac IV - conceived as a massive breakthrough in computer technology - succeeded so well that it defined a new category of processors and gave rise to the term "supercomputer". For readers interested in the advances of technology this book captures the essence of Illiac story and explains its meaning for everyone concerned with scientific computation. The architecture and hardware are described in detail in their historical context. The impact to parallel processing and overlapped execution on programming languages, data structures and computation strategies is assessed. Applications in fluid dynamics, image processing, research mathematics, seismic analysis and astronomy explore the power and capacity of the unique national resource. But a phenomenon of this magnitude is not without controversy. The development problems and operational shortcomings are candidly considered along with achievements. Both the computer professional and the educated layman will share the sense of majesty in the recounting of this exciting project.
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