Title
Massively parallel supercomputing: introduction to the Connection Machine (CM-2)
Catalog Number
102622077
Type
Moving image
Description
Lecture by Daniel Hillis of Thinking Machines Corp. Contrasts Von Newmann machines with data parallel machines. Tells why Amdahl's law does not seem to hurt parallel machines. Discusses the major design issues he faced in building the Connection Machine: balancing processing, communication and I/O. Followed by a Q&A session.
Date
1990
Credits
Hillis, Daniel
Publisher
University Video Communications
Duration
00:53:00
Format
Betacam SP
Category
Lecture
Series Title
University Video Communications / Distinguished Lecture Series
Credit
Gift of University Video Communications
