Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!ccplumb From: ccplumb@watnot.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: Hypercubes and second note: (Parallel processing biblio) Message-ID: <12505@watnot.UUCP> Date: Tue, 24-Feb-87 10:17:05 EST Article-I.D.: watnot.12505 Posted: Tue Feb 24 10:17:05 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 24-Feb-87 18:44:33 EST References: <76700001@uiucdcsp> <1206@ogcvax.UUCP> <347@ames.UUCP> Reply-To: ccplumb@watnot.UUCP (Colin Plumb) Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 26 In article <347@ames.UUCP> eugene@pioneer.UUCP (Eugene Miya N.) writes: >SECOND more serious note: it is beginning to appear that the powers that >be are putting a tighter and tighter grip on my multiprocessor >bibliography. It has not yet had a SENSITIVE classification put on it, >but I think this is a matter of time. What this means is that it might >not be possible to distribute this outside the US anymore under penality >of law. This includes to Allies of the US like France and England. All >for a few bibliographic references whose titles are in the public >domain. I will try to clear the currently pending Foreign requests, and >requests by International companies should best be done by your US >offices. But once that SENSITIVE label is placed on it, the penalities >on me or anyone who transports it outside the US will be serious. Two points... A) Gee, that sounds interesting... I *would* like a copy what you've got. I thought it would be very dry, but with such a recommendation.... (You may tell The Powers That Be that _The_Purloined_Letter_ might have been more successful.) B) It strikes me as funny that the most accessible multiprocessing system currently available (and thus, may I suggest, one of the most promising) is the Transputer, which the U.S. Gov't can't do a damn thing about. -Colin Plumb (ccplumb@watnot.UUCP) NSA CIA contras Iran bombing hostages gargoyle (<-- this is probably the code name for *something*)