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From: akt@COS.COM (Amit Thakur)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Systolic Arrays
Message-ID: <569@cos.COM>
Date: Tue, 1-Dec-87 03:17:47 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  1 03:17:47 1987
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Summary: Curious about Saxpy Computer's products (i.e. why the Russians want them)

In article <4482@well.UUCP>, johnm@well.UUCP (john markoff) writes:
> In article <8711180016.AA02055@decwrl.dec.com> danielwong@zgov01.dec.com (Daniel Wong Su Chun (PDE/Test)) writes:
> >Has anyone heard of a commercially available systolic array type of
> >processor which is targetted for digital signal processing transformations
> >like FFTs, IFFTs, FWHTs etc.
> >Thanking everyone in advance.
> >
> 
> Saxpy Computer Inc. (of Silicon Valley technology 
> theft fame) makes such a machine. I think there is
> only one commercial version out there in the real
> world so far. Purchased by the Navy for ASW applications.
> John Markoff


I recently read in the news that the Customs service arrested
someone for trying to illegally export one (some?) of these 
to Warsaw Bloc nation(s?).  I was wondering what is so
special/funky about Saxpy's computers that the Russkies
want them.

Also, I read conflicting accounts of whether the Pentagon
had actually bought one of these machines or not.
One report I read said that Saxpy was hoping to sell
its machines to the Pentagon.

akt@cos.com