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From: fpst@hubcap.clemson.edu (Steve Stevenson,the Moderator)
Newsgroups: comp.hypercube
Subject: Re: hypercube information sources wanted
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Date: 2 Feb 88 18:55:37 GMT
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I think that Eugene Miya's is important from two standpoints.

    @ For the non-technician, the term "hypercube" has taken on a
      generic meaning - like "kleenix" for a tissue.

    @ For the technical folks, the term is a specific communications
      topology.

Both distinctions serve a purpose.  I would submit that the problems
of interest (to the newsgroup) are independent of the topology.
Locally, we're calling things like the CM and the T-series
"network connected."  This avoids any committment to any theology.

Be that as it may, I'll support some sort of taxonomy and my offer
stands to collect the submitted references.  I guess that has to extend
to the sorting out of the taxonomy.

Steve Stevenson                            fpst@hubcap.clemson.edu
(aka D. E. Stevenson),                     fpst@clemson.csnet
Department of Computer Science,            comp.hypercube
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1906 (803)656-5880.mabell