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From: khb@Sun.COM (Keith Bierman - Sun Tactical Engineering)
Newsgroups: comp.parallel
Subject: Re: System: North America [a massively parallel PD computer?]
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Date: 14 Dec 88 19:07:05 GMT
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In article <3884@hubcap.UUCP> boulder!tramp!hassell@ncar.UCAR.EDU (Christopher Hassell) writes:
>
>What I'm suggesting is a replacement for worms (malignant) to put their 
>  abilities to work.  I've wondered for a while what a 'transient program'
>  could do, wandering across the U.S., using few cycles on many machines.
>
>Why doesn't someone try this?  
>
>Does Anyone see how useful it could be?  I see it on the horizon, but not Now.

This is old hat to some. Read SIAM news to keep up to date on the
progress of those using a vast array of VAXen and Suns to factor
really large numbers (more than 100 digits). This is now "pretty easy"
(so much for PKC :>).

Worm technology isn't the answer. The "nice" way to do this is with
RPC. The time isn't tomorrow...it's today.
Keith H. Bierman
It's Not My Fault ---- I Voted for Bill & Opus