Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: cm325a18@nova.umuc.edu (4011 Student 18)
Subject: Re: Massively Parallel "Pizza Box"???
Organization: University of Maryland University College
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 1995 10:50:32 GMT
Message-ID: <4026po$rgh@nova.umuc.edu>


I believe I know what you are referring to-

_Information Week_, 6/5/95, p. 100: "Massive Desktop Power."

This article describes the Desktop RealTime Engine rolled out on May 15 by 
Integrated Computing Engines of Cambridge, Mass., a MIT spinoff company.

It is a "briefcase-sized machine" containing 32 33-MHz or 64 40-MHz Super 
Harvard Architecture Computer ("Sharc") chips (Analog Devices ADSP-21060). 
The two versions are $50K and $99.5K respectively. The article quotes a cost
of $11.60/Mflop. The device communicates at 80 Mbps with an EISA PC front end
running Digital Unix, WinNT, or OS/2. It is programmable in C using "standard
compilers and debuggers." For an additional $10K the company provides four
tools that ease programming. On-site training is provided for $2K/week. It is 
suggested that a developer without || programming experience may take 
a couple of months to get up to speed.

AT&T Bell Labs in Holmdel, N.J., has ordered one of the these systems, 
which are scheduled to ship Sept. 1.


Frankly, I've been hoping someone would mention this machine. If you have 
any additional information or any opinions about this company or its 
system's performance and cost, please e-mail me! If I missed previous 
discussion of this topic, please summerize.


Thank you,
Mark DeBooth
debooth@geis.geis.com


In <frank-0108951121110001@192.149.36.132> frank@ned.dem.csiro.au (Frank Horowitz) writes:

>Am I indulging is wishful thinking ( &/or hallucinating :-) ???

>Did I see some recent announcement of a relatively cheap, SIMD,
>hang-it-off-your-workstation/PC box?  

>If so, could some kind soul please reply with details of how to contact
>the manufacturer...

>Many thanks in advance,
>      Frank Horowitz

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