Parallel Computing: Glory and Collapse

  • Authors:
  • Borko Furht

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • Computer
  • Year:
  • 1994

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Abstract

A decade ago, university researchers were in love with parallel computers, and the US government amorously responded. Those were the days of glory, but times have changed: the market for massively parallel computers has collapsed, and many companies have gone out of business, but the researchers are still in love with parallel computing.