Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!cos!akt 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 Article-I.D.: cos.569 Posted: Tue Dec 1 03:17:47 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 3-Dec-87 23:55:39 EST References: <8711180016.AA02055@decwrl.dec.com> <4482@well.UUCP> Organization: Corporation for Open Systems, McLean, VA Lines: 27 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