Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: Ruijin Qi <qi29@opim.wharton.upenn.edu>
Subject: Re: Parallel platform
Organization: University of Pennsylvania
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 1995 02:58:34 GMT
Message-ID: <3vs2cq$gih@netnews.upenn.edu>

Kevin Cameron (kevin@chronologic.com) wrote:
> In article <3tte8h$qda@convex.convex.com>, Jens Brauer <brauer@convex.convex.com> writes:
> |> Dear Netter:
> |> 
> |> Our group plans to procure a distributed-memory parallel
> |> computer platform to perform large-scale MD simulations.
> |> Initially we may not be able to afford many nodes, but we
> |> expect to get more money to buy more nodes in the coming 
> |> years. So the ideal system should be expandable. Could
> |> someone give us some information what kind system may be
> |> a wise choice at current time and in future and where we
> |> can get quotation for such system? Thanks in advance.

If you do not mind used machines, we have a CM2 (4,000 processors) for sale
for $15,000. This price includes all manuals and cables, etc. If you are 
interested, please send a message to shi@falcon.cis.temple.edu. I believe that
the Thinking Machine Corp. is still supporting it.

Yuan





