Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!nike!sri-spam!sri-unix!hplabs!pyramid!decwrl!labrea!glacier!mips!mash From: mash@mips.UUCP (John Mashey) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: desktop super computers Message-ID: <757@mips.UUCP> Date: Thu, 30-Oct-86 02:25:38 EST Article-I.D.: mips.757 Posted: Thu Oct 30 02:25:38 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 3-Nov-86 21:30:51 EST References: <4631@brl-smoke.ARPA> <460@fai.UUCP> Reply-To: mash@mips.UUCP (John Mashey) Organization: MIPS Computer Systems, Sunnyvale, CA Lines: 26 In article <460@fai.UUCP> stevem@fai.UUCP (Steve Minneman) writes: >In article <4631@brl-smoke.ARPA> STONE@SUMEX-AIM.arpa (Jeffrey Stone) writes: >>Does anyone know of any companies that are developing or selling systems >>that might fits the general description: "desktop supercomputer"? >>Jeffrey Stone >>Menlo Park, CA > > >I'm not sure what you define as a supercomputer, but the closest thing I >know of that really fits on a desk is the Convergent Technologies S/50 >(also known as the AT&T 7300). I'm also not sure what is meant by a desktop supercomputer, although I'm sure an S/50 | 7300 isn't [nice box, but a 68010 does not a supercomputer make]. Deskside supercomputers (or at least deskside mainframes) of the 10-40 Mips (VAX 11/780 UNIX == 1), with commensurate FP performance, ARE underway. At least some include vectorizers or parallelizers. I know of at least 4 such efforts, which means there are probably some more lurking around out there. I know at least a few of these have appeared in the press. That's about all I can say, except that if you think you need one of these, be of good cheer: you'll start seeing them in the next few years. -- -john mashey DISCLAIMER: UUCP: {decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!decwrl!mips!mash, DDD: 408-720-1700, x253 USPS: MIPS Computer Systems, 930 E. Arques, Sunnyvale, CA 94086