Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site pertec.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hpda!fortune!amdcad!amd!pesnta!pertec!chrsbmw From: chrsbmw@pertec.UUCP (chris mihaly) Newsgroups: net.arch Subject: Re: Caltech's Cosmic Cube Message-ID: <292@pertec.UUCP> Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 20:53:57 EST Article-I.D.: pertec.292 Posted: Fri Jan 18 20:53:57 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 22-Jan-85 04:36:04 EST References: <68@mot.UUCP> Organization: Pertec Computer Corp., Irvine, CA Lines: 30 > [] > Dec 27's Electronic Design makes reference to a 64-node parallel processor > using 8086/87's having solved a high-order physics problem which, heretofore, > folk had only had the temerity to try out on a Cray. > I'm curious. Anyone know about this or know literature references? > -------------------- Pice of Cake Yes, I have heard of it. I live in San Marino, which is about three minutes walking distance from Caltech and know several students at that Institution. I remember one of them talking about it. I knew that Caltech has been putting a considerable effort into multiple dimensional array processors using micro-processor. I was told that they were working on a 64 node 8087 w/8087 array, and that it had successfully completed the physics task. I do not have any information on particulars of the task, but it could be the very one you mentioned. I don't think there is much literature or if there is any whether Caltech would be willing to release it, but I will ask around and get back to you if I get anything. k -- Christopher D. Mihaly {ucbvax!unisoft | scgvaxd | trwrb | felix}!pertec!chrsbmw or {ucbvax!ucivax | trwrb | unisoft!pertec}!csuf!chrsbmw "But you told me to type rm * .o and it came back with 'rm: .o nonexistent'"