Foray into mainstream for parallel computing
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Massively parallel processing (MPP) systems are finally entering the corporate market as a result of their speed, performance and lower costs. Analysts believe that MPP will affect the computer industry in the same way that microcomputers did in the 1980s. MPP systems account for ten percent of the world supercomputer market with sales of $270 million. The trend toward MPP systems also marks the decline of mainframe computers. NCR Corp recently won a $55 million contract from the Slovakian savings bank Slovenska Statna Sporitelna. Kendall Square Research plans to introduce its first system that will compete with IBM mainframes. The market is currently controlled by five major manufacturers including Intel Corp's supercomputer division, Thinking Machines Corp, Meiko Ltd, MasPar Computer Corp and Ncube Corp.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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A merger of TV and computing: digital imaging
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Digital imaging provides impetus for the merger between television and computer technologies, while televisions are evolving, from devices that allow one-way broadcast, into machines that can compose, store and retrieve personally developed programs. Computers are evolving too, providing video images and high-quality sound. Industry observers say that the development of high-definition television (HDTV) might bring advances in related areas. For example, HDTV is expected to spark the research and development of flat-panel displays, which are slightly thicker than a plate of glass and provide high-resolution color images, in commercial markets.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1991
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