Bush plan would aid computing; devices 1,000 times faster are sought; no financing is set

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George Bush is backing a plan from the Office of Science and Technology Policy that calls for doubling federal spending on supercomputer research and other critical technology issues. The report asks for $1.9 billion through 1994, specifically targeting: the development of prototype supercomputers 100 to 1,000 times faster than computers today; financing of a fiber-optic computer network 50,000 times faster than any current network, which will link university, government and corporate laboratories; and a federal investment in university education so that 1,000 students a year will receive PhD's in computer science. Critics argue that other technologies, such as high-definition television, are in need of the funding as much as computer-related technologies are. President Bush, while endorsing the plan, stops short of calling for the necessary funding.

Universities and colleges, Research, Optical communications technologies, Sciences education, Science education, Optical communications, Bush, George H.W., Networks, Scientific Research, Government Funding, Government aid, Optical Communication, United States. Office of Science and Technology Policy

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Japanese computer rated the fastest by one measure

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A report from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory confirms that the Japanese Hitachi S-820/80 is the fastest single-processor supercomputer with the ability to do 107 million floating point operations per second (Mflops). The Hitachi is not a new computer, and was able to better its processing speed as a result of improvements in the machine's software that permit it to perform better on certain scientific calculations. The fastest U.S. single-processor supercomputer is the Cray Y/MP, which can do 90 Mflops. Cray's Y/MP with eight processors still holds the record for multiprocessor supercomputers with speeds reaching 275 Mflops Calculations were based on the Linpack benchmark, which consists of a set of algebra problems.

Japan, Surveys, International competition (Economics), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Benchmarking, Processor speeds, Benchmark, Japanese Competition, Processor Speed, Floating-Point Arithmetic, Floating point arithmetic, Hitachi S-820/80 (Supercomputer)

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Israelis looking elsewhere, as U.S. delays computer

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Officials at Israel's leading research university are frustrated by what they see as senseless delays caused by US government export restrictions in the shipment of a Cray Research Inc supercomputer. The issue is the latest in a string of incidents relating to export regulations that seek to limit the availability of powerful computers that could be used to design advanced nuclear weapons. The delay is particularly strange because Saudi Arabia was allowed to purchase a similar computer, and Israel is willing to submit to stringent safeguards that include site inspections by US officials. The Israeli scientists say they may purchase a similar computer from a West German firm if the Cray sale is not finalized soon.

United States, Israel, IBM, Economic policy, International relations, International trade, Cray Research Inc., CYR, Export, Government Regulation

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