Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!decwrl!hayes.fai.alaska.edu!acad3.fai.alaska.edu!fnddr
From: fnddr@acad3.fai.alaska.edu (Rice Don D)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.super
Subject: Re: Multiflow Info Request
Message-ID: <1990Aug7.215356.23321@hayes.fai.alaska.edu>
Date: 7 Aug 90 21:53:56 GMT
References: <5410@castle.ed.ac.uk>
Sender: usenet@hayes.fai.alaska.edu (J Random USENET)
Reply-To: fnddr@acad3.fai.alaska.edu
Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Lines: 28
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4

In article <5410@castle.ed.ac.uk>, nbm@castle.ed.ac.uk (N MacDonald) writes...
>I'm looking for information on the recent demise of Multiflow.
> 
>The latest information I have is that discussions were proceeding with
>Intel on a possible deal on Multiflow's compiler technology, although
>Multiflow itself was unlikely to survive.  Did this deal ever come to
>fruition? If not, what has become of former Multiflow personnel?
> 
>Is work on the compiler technology going on elsewhere or has it died
>with Multiflow?

See Digital Review, July 9 1990, front page story "DEC secures rights to
use Multiflow's compilers."

It says that DEC pulled out of a $10M deal just before Multiflow died, and
suggests that was a major cause of death.  But now DEC has non-exclusive
rights to the VLIW technology.  HP and Intel have also bought into the
technology, and have hired former Multiflow employees.  They also mention
that Bell Atlantic is taking over support services for the installed base.

I'm glad the technology is carrying on.  The Multiflow people claimed the
machines were based on 8 MHz CMOS, but they were turning in performance in
the 50-VUP range on our applications...

Don Rice                                  Internet: fnddr@acad3.fai.alaska.edu
Geophysical Institute                     E-mail:   fnddr@alaska.bitnet
University of Alaska                      Phone:    (907) 474-7569
Fairbanks, AK 99775                       Loran:    64.86N 212.16E