From: Bill Maniatty <maniattb@cs.rpi.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.parallel
Subject: Re: Book about parallell computing
Date: 19 Sep 1998 16:30:22 GMT
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Hello All:

Gunnar Lindholm wrote:
> I'm a student that is very interested in parallell computing.  Could
> some one tell me if there is any good book (perhaps introductory book)
> about high performance computing?

It depends on if you are focusing on algorithms or on architectural
features.  Parallel computing encompasses a wide range of architecture
types, so what is ``hot'' is evolving.  I think for a survey of
parallel architectures from the systemic point of view (i.e. how
they influence software development and performance) you might want
to check out:

@Book{Almasi:Gottlieb:1994,
        author =        "Almasi, George and Gottlieb, Allan",
        title =         "Highly Parallel Computing",
        publisher =     "Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc.",
        year =          1994,
        notes =         "Second Edition"
}

Although it is becoming a bit aged, it is pretty accessible and
covers some important architectural issues.
Additionally Eugene Miya maintains a reading list for parallel
computationalists which can be found at:
	http://www.hensa.ac.uk/parallel/faqs/reading-list-top-10

(Which cites Almasi and Gottlieb).

Regards:

Bill Maniatty

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