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Multicomputers: Message-Passing Concurrent Computers

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William C. Athas,

Charles L. SeitzAuthors Info & Claims

Computer, Volume 21, Issue 8

Pages 9 - 24

https://doi.org/10.1109/2.73

Published: 01 August 1988 Publication History

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A status report is provided on the architecture and programming of a family of concurrent computers that are organized as ensembles of small programmable computers called nodes, connected by a message-passing network, each with its own private memory. The architecture of the multicomputer is described and contrasted with that of the shared-memory multiprocessor, and the concept of grain size (which depends on the size of the individual memories) is explained. Medium-grain and fine-grain multicomputers, with nodes containing megabytes and tens of kilobytes of memory, respectively, are examined, and their programming is discussed.

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August 1988

81 pages

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