>> ...
>>>> It's just that I bridle a bit when hearing the young 'uns refer to any
>>>> physically large machine as a "supercomputer".
>>>>
>>>> It's the same feeling that I get when I see press releases today tha
refer to any
>>> physically large machine as a "supercomputer".
>>>
>>> It's the same feeling that I get when I see press releases today that
>>> relate that David Gelernter single-handedly developed the parallel
>>> computation. He's not
eleases today that
relate that David Gelernter single-handedly developed the parallel
computation. He's not old enough; at 61, he was still in high school
during the ILLIAC IV era.
Even earlier...
From what I've read, ENIAC supported parallel computing, but in practice it
wasn't
oday that
> relate that David Gelernter single-handedly developed the parallel
> computation. He's not old enough; at 61, he was still in high school
> during the ILLIAC IV era.
Even earlier...
From what I've read, ENIAC supported parallel computing, but in practice it
wasn't