In a message dated 7/27/2005 10:26:04 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think that the advent of MPP (massively parallel processing) and the ability of certain processing complexes to get into the tera-flop range using 256 or 512 parallel processors indicates that it must be possible. I suspect it may be the way that the OS is set up. >> Think Argonne National and VPI both built Supercomputers based on Playstations. But the compilers and programs are vastly different in many respects from the typical von Neuman architecture. Tera-flops(Floating point) is almost as misleading as MIPS. True LSPR numbers should come down as the testing centers and software folks start exploiting the new bandwidth. AS Senior Haffi insightfully points out, new methods of coding are required. Also new methods of debugging. The original meaning of PSI was Problem Specification and Identification. For the battle scarred veterans training will have to be refreshed. That's where SHARE really stands out. Shops that have been there amongst the developers and vendors trying to make all the pieces fit together like one of those all blue jigsaw monstrosity... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
