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From: Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com
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Subject: Re: Parallel hardware for undergraduate instruction
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Date: 30 Sep 90 04:18:28 GMT
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Dr. R. Mark Meyer asks:
>We are looking at hardware to use in teaching parallel programming
   ...
>Are there are any other ideas people can think of?  We don't want
>to spend more than about $75,000.     ...
 
Have you looked at the ATW (Atari Transputer Workstation)..?
 
I'm afraid I don't know much about it other than it uses T-800s and runs
the Helios operating system (and is supposed to be somewhat inexpensive)
 
Does anyone know anything more about this system?
 
BobR