Internet Parallel Computing Archive

GRAPE-4: A One-Tflops Special-Purpose Computer for Astrophysical N-body problems (GRAPE-4)
See also <URL:http://grape.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~makino/papers/sc94.html>
Abstract: We describe the GRAPE-4 system, a special-purpose computer for astrophysical $N$-body simulations.
Author: Junichiro Makino (makino@grape.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
MPC project (MPC)
MPC is a parallel computer. Our project goal is to design a high performance/low cost multiprocessor, using standard Pentium based PC-boards as nodes, Unix FreeBSD operating system, and a high speed communication network built on the gigabit-HSL (High Speed Link) IEEE-1355 technology. MPC includes both hardware and software components.
Author: Alexandre Fenyo (alex@asim.lip6.fr), Iquipe Architecture des Systhmes et Micro-Ilectronique, Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris 6, Couloir 55-65, 2hme itage, Universiti Pierre et Marie Curie, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France; FAX: +33 1 44 27 62 86
Fractal Nanocomputer
Describes how the construction of a fractal robot will eventually lead to fractal nanotechnology compatible computers as the size of the fractal robot and their built in controllers shrink.
Self repairing and modular approach permit massive parallelism at low cost.
Author: Joseph Michael (joe@stellar.demon.co.uk)
papers/
PAPERS: Purdue's Adapter for Parallel Execution and Rapid Synchronization.