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Introduction to Parallel and Vector Solution of Linear Systems (Hardcover, 1988 ed.)
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Introduction to Parallel and Vector Solution of Linear Systems (Hardcover, 1988 ed.)
Series: Frontiers in Computer Science
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Although the origins of parallel computing go back to the last
century, it was only in the 1970s that parallel and vector
computers became available to the scientific community. The first
of these machines-the 64 processor llliac IV and the vector
computers built by Texas Instruments, Control Data Corporation, and
then CRA Y Research Corporation-had a somewhat limited impact. They
were few in number and available mostly to workers in a few
government laboratories. By now, however, the trickle has become a
flood. There are over 200 large-scale vector computers now
installed, not only in government laboratories but also in
universities and in an increasing diversity of industries.
Moreover, the National Science Foundation's Super computing Centers
have made large vector computers widely available to the academic
community. In addition, smaller, very cost-effective vector
computers are being manufactured by a number of companies.
Parallelism in computers has also progressed rapidly. The largest
super computers now consist of several vector processors working in
parallel. Although the number of processors in such machines is
still relatively small (up to 8), it is expected that an increasing
number of processors will be added in the near future (to a total
of 16 or 32). Moreover, there are a myriad of research projects to
build machines with hundreds, thousands, or even more processors.
Indeed, several companies are now selling parallel machines, some
with as many as hundreds, or even tens of thousands, of
processors."
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