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Subject: Re: Connecting Supercomputers to CI
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Date: Sat, 23-Mar-85 16:52:27 EST
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From: Eugene Miya <eugene@AMES-NAS.ARPA>

Re: LLL-MFE comment about supporting NSC Hyperchannel because it connects
to Crays.

<flame on!>
What happen to enterprise!  This makes my blood boil and will create
the hardware equivalent of dusty decks.  No one should build hardware
to connect to Hyperchannels just because most Crays talk to them.
Where are the engineers?  Let's build something better!  Let Cray come
to your door because you have something better than Hyperchannel.
Hyperchannel is based on [what is now] expensive late 1960s logic.
It is possible to buy two workstations for the price of one NSC adaptor now.
<Flame off>
Sorry, I just found this to be a rather short-sighted [but trying to
be realistic] viewpoint.  Fujitsu/Hitachi/NEC won't have worry much.

--eugene miya
  NASA Ames Res. Ctr.

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