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From: robert@aerospace.aero.org (Bob Statsinger)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.neural-nets
Subject: Re: Transputer?  Was: Re: request: implementation NN on CM / transputers
Keywords: transputer
Message-ID: <69113@aerospace.AERO.ORG>
Date: 19 Mar 90 23:38:21 GMT
References: <527@fwi.uva.nl> <9968@spool.cs.wisc.edu>
Reply-To: robert@aero.UUCP (Bob Statsinger)
Organization: Ahh...wouldntya like to know!
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In article <9968@spool.cs.wisc.edu> finton@ai.cs.wisc.edu (David J. Finton) writes:
>(Patrick van der Smagt) writes:
>>Does anyone have any references or results about the implementation of
>>neural networks on the Connection Machine?  What about transputers?
>
>What are transputers?

	Transputers are a family of microprocessors designed with
parallel distributed processing in mind. They consist of a RISC-style
processor with microcoded support for communicating processes. Transputers
communicate across hi-speed bidirectional links; data is transmitted
without direct CPU participation.

	At USC a transputer network has been used for an implementation
of Malsburg's dynamic link architecture for face recognition. I don't
know if the resulting paper has been widely distributed but you
could probably write Dr. Malsburg (malsburg@pollux.usc.edu) and ask him.





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