U.S. awards computer contract; Thinking Machines gets $12 million to develop faster supercomputer

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The Thinking Machines Corporation wins a $12 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a supercomputer capable of speeds high enough (as high as a trillion operations a second) to solve 'grand challenges' - some of science's most difficult problems. For example, one such problem would involve creating a model of the world's weather patterns to improve long-range forecasting. Thinking Machines designs its supercomputers, called Connection Machines, using 'parallel processing': Thinking Machines' computers use thousands of small processors that work together. Thinking Machines' approach is controversial: some say parallel computers are useful only for a limited class of scientific and engineering problems.

Supercomputer, United States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Parallel processing, Processor speeds, Computer Industry, Scientific Research, Processor Speed, Thinking Machines Corp., Thinking Machines Connection Machine (Supercomputer)

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Apple Plans to Switch From I.B.M. to Intel for Chips

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In a move that will have big implications for the computer and semiconductor industries, Apple Computer has decided to sever its contract with IBM and switch to using chips made by Intel, because the company was not satisfied with the new chips developed by IBM and expects to be able to offer faster computers that do not overheat if Intel chips are used.

Semiconductors and related devices, Telephone and telegraph apparatus, Product information, Marketing procedures, Contracts & orders received, Contracts & orders let, Semiconductor industry, Microcomputer industry, Intel Corp., INTC, Marketing, International Business Machines Corp., IBM, Telecommunications equipment industry, AAPL, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Product enhancement, Motorola Inc., Company marketing practices, Jobs, Steven, Apple Inc.

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$45 million grant awarded to buy supercomputer

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Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center in Pittsburgh, PA has received a $45 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant is to be used to purchase the country's fastest nonmilitary supercomputer from the computer's maker Compaq Computer Corp. The Center won the award over four other US supercomputing centers.

Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Computers & Auxiliary Equip, Research & development outlays, Digital Computers, Super, Finance, Compaq Computer Corp., CPQ, United States. National Science Foundation, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

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