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From: kaminsky-david@CS.YALE.EDU (David Kaminsky)
Newsgroups: comp.parallel
Subject: Re: linda performance
Date: 29 Sep 92 17:59:58 GMT
Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158
Apparently-To: comp-parallel@uunet.uu.net


   jiu1@husc10.harvard.edu (Haibin Jiu) writes:

   > General question:  Does anyone have a compilation on Linda's performance?
   >                Esp. that of C-Linda?  On any system...

	   Numbers abound.  "Experience with Linda" (Bjornson et. al.,
YALEU/DCS/TR-866) has data on codes doing matrix multiplication, LU
decomposition, parallel sequence comparison, fluid dynamics and more.
Linda tech reports can be obtained from Chris Hatchell
(hatchell@cs.yale.edu).

   > Specific question:  We seem to have been unable to run more than 4 or 5
   >                C-Linda processes on a LAN of Sun SPARCstations?  Even
   >                the simplest programs -- some taken from a paper by
   >                the guy who started Linda and some other dude on parallel
   >                programming -- lock up if more than 4 Suns are involved.
   >                Any comments?


	Without knowing more about your problem, there is not much I
can say other than to note that Linda programs routinely run on much
larger collections of machines.

   	BTW, with respect to a comment from an earlier posting, SCA's
next release (v2.4.7, in use now at Yale) supports multiple processes
per node.


David
Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: cho@balboa.eng.uci.edu (Jae Cho)
Subject: info wanted on parallel machines
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 29 Sep 92 04:37:11 GMT

I am looking for the articles describing the hardware
architecture of the parallel machines listed below.
Please E-mail me the postscript files or the bibliography.

	Intel's Paragon
	Thinking Machine's CM-5
	Kendall Square
	

Thank you in advance.

Jae Cho
cho@balboa.uci.edu
University of California, Irvine

Newsgroups: comp.parallel,comp.theory,misc.jobs.offered
From: " (ROLIM Jose D. P.)" <rolim@cui.unige.ch>
Subject: Fellowship at the University of Geneva
Organization: University of Geneva, Switzerland
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 10:10:20 +0100



The Computer Science Department at the
University of Geneva, Switzerland  is
offering either a post-doctoral or a PhD.
fellowship starting on January, 1993.

The candidate should work on a project 
aiming to generate from an abstract specification
a  probabilistic parallel algorithm.
We require knowledge of the theory of formal
specification of concurrent systems and/or
experience with randomized algorithms.

The position is for two years and salary ranges
around Sfr. 50.000 / year ( about US 40.000/year).

In order to apply for the position
send the resume via email to rolim@cui.unige.ch
as soon as possible.
More informations can be obtained upon request at the
above email address.

Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: isc20210@nusunix1.nus.sg (BU SEE TIANG)
Subject: Help in understanding concurrent programming concepts
Apparently-To: uunet!comp-parallel
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 07:12:16 GMT

Hi, 
   Can someone out the tell me more about concurrent programming. I am
currently doing a study about concurrency in programming languages. Does
anyone have any paper on concurrency in programming languages,
especially those about its concepts. Would you please kindly email me
the paper. Is there also any kind soul out there that can recomment me
some books on concurrent programming languages. Thank in advance.

   My email is buseetia@iscs.nus.sg



Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: muenkel@tnt.uni-hannover.de (Heiko Muenkel)
Subject: Re: Transputer simulator for SUN
Apparently-To: hypercube@hubcap.clemson.edu
Reply-To: muenkel@tnt.uni-hannover.de
Organization: Universitaet Hannover, Theoretische Nachrichtentechnik
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 09:34:29 GMT

Hi,

In article 29386@hubcap.clemson.edu, alf@uni-paderborn.de (Alf Wachsmann) writes:
>
>In article I wrote:
>|> 
>|> Hi,
>|> 
>|> assumed
>|> 1. I have a SUN but no Transputer-Board and
>|> 2. I want to compile OCCAM programs for Transputer-Networks and
>|> 3. I want to test if the programs are correct
>|> 
>|> What can I do?
>
>
>The main hint was given by Iain Phillips (Iain.Phillips@cs.man.ac.uk)
>who suggested to use the Inmos OCCAM Toolset "isim" simulator.
>
>This program simulates a T425-Transputer on a SUN and it IS
>possible to simulate great transputer networks if you set
>the UNIX environment variables IBOARDSIZE to something large.
>
>Additionally you have to declare the memsize in the .pgm-file
>sufficiently large (e.g. SET Root(type, memsize := "T425", 104*mega) ).
>
>I tried it with a 26 Transputer network without any problems!
>
>
>Many thanks to Ian,
>
>                          Alf.
>
>
>-- 
>*     Alf Wachsmann                | Uni/GH Paderborn                  *
>*                                  | FB 17 Informatik                  *
>*     e-mail: alf@uni-paderborn.de | Warburger Str. 100                *
>*     Phone:  +49 5251 60 3312     | D-W-4790 Paderborn                *
>*                                  | Germany                           *
>



I use the "isim" simulator from the Inmos C Toolset and I think that there
isn't a ".pgm-file". Is this a specific file for OCCAM or is it an undocumented
feature ?

Heiko

 
---
________________________________________________________________________________

Dipl.-Ing. Heiko Muenkel           Universitaet Hannover
				   Institut fuer Theoretische Nachrichtentechnik
				   und Informationsverarbeitung
muenkel@tnt.uni-hannover.de        Appelstrasse 9A
fax:    +49-511-762-5333           D-3000 Hannover 1
phone:  +49-511-762-5323           Germany
________________________________________________________________________________
From: eugene@nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)
Subject: Re: Are the Livermore Loops benchmarks PD ?
Apparently-To: comp-parallel@ames.arc.nasa.gov
Organization: NAS, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 17:28:56 GMT

NISTlib:	Hold on -- on this.

I ran into Frank at Livermore family day.
Frank has just given me a new set to install over at NIST.
I'm trying to insure a reliable link to those guys as mail has been bouncing.

--eugene miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@orville.nas.nasa.gov
  Acting Associate Editor, Software and Publication Reviews
  Scientific Programming
  {uunet,mailrus,other gateways}!ames!eugene
Ref: Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning, vol. 1, G. Polya

Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: adamb+@cs.cmu.edu (Adam Beguelin)
Subject: Re: PVM3.0
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 19:29:32 GMT

In article <1992Oct2.001202.27434@hubcap.clemson.edu> jwang@white.toronto.edu (Jingwen Wang) writes:
>
>   I heard that PVM3.0 is a much improved version. Is anybody aware of where
>we can get the copy?
>


PVM 3.0 is still under construction.  It will be distributed through
netlib as usual.  (email to netlib@ornl.gov with the message 'send index
from pvm')

Expect something to show up on or about the time of Supercomputing '92
(the end of November).

We were shooting for the end of the summer but you know how things go...

	Regards,
	Adam

-- 
Adam Beguelin				Carnegie Mellon University 
adamb@cs.cmu.edu			School of Computer Science
Faculty, RCS				5000 Forbes Avenue
(412)268-5295				Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890

Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: dougger@ERC.MsState.Edu (Douglas Meyer)
Subject: Technical Report Resources - HELP PLEASE!
Apparently-To: comp-parallel@uunet.uu.net
Organization: /home3/dougger/.organization
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 16:49:49 GMT


I'm definitely a frustrated researcher here, trying to investigate
current work in parallel architecture with a very, very poorly equiped
technical library.

I need to find out how I can get a hold of technical reports from
research centers at such places as Stanford (DASH), MIT, Princeton,
etc., etc., etc.  It used to be that Cal Tech, for example, sent out
technical reports with order forms and listings of all their latest
publications... but that doesn't seem to be the case.  U. of
Wisconsin, I've been told, has an ftp site where you can get all their
papers in postscript format.  

So basically, folks, I'm wanting to load up our (my) library with the
last year or so of internal reports, technical reports, research
papers, etc. from the main centers working on parallel and massively
parallel computing machinery.  And hopefully, at the same time, I can
get on some of these places "mailing lists" so that we can get a
steady stream of this stuff.

Can I get some help from all of you, please:

names,
addresses,
phone #s,
E-mail addresses,
ftp sites,
anything else.

Thanks so much!!

--
Douglas Brent Meyer
Research Assistant
Engineering Research Center for Computational Field Simulation
Box 6176
Mississippi State, MS  39759
                                    "In short, there are three things
Office: (601)-325-2477               that last:  faith, hope and love; 
FAX:    (601)-325-7692               and the greatest of these is love."

E-Mail Address:  dougger@erc.msstate.edu




  

Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: jwang@white.toronto.edu (Jingwen Wang)
Subject: PVM3.0
To: hypercube@hubcap.clemson.edu
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto
Date: 	Thu, 1 Oct 1992 16:14:42 -0400


   I heard that PVM3.0 is a much improved version. Is anybody aware of where
we can get the copy?

   Thanks.

-- 
  {}
{}(){} -----> Jingwen Wang, Univ. of Toronto       (416)-978-1675 (office)
  {}          jwang@snow.white.toronto.edu         1-800-ASK-wang (home)

Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: txhou@king.mcs.drexel.edu (Xinjun Hou)
Subject: Distributed Computing
Apparently-To: <uunet!comp-parallel>
Organization: Drexel University
Date: 	Wed, 30 Sep 1992 22:59:02 -0400

Could someone point it out where I can find some programs for
distributed computing in a heterogeneous environment? The program
should include job schelduling, using idle computer and datat
passing.  All level of job control are welcome, assuming the
environment is running UNIX or alike.

Information leads to this programs are also appreciated. 


Thanks in advance

Xinjun
-- 
--- Xinjun Hou ---                         |  Dept of Phys and Atmos Sci
txhou@mcs.drexel.edu       [129.25.7.10]   |  Drexel University
houxj@convex.drexel.edu    [129.25.1.200]  |  Philadelphia, PA 19104
010110000110100101101110011010100111010101101110010010000110111101110101

Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: dpa@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu (Dr. Dharma Agrawal)
Subject: Call for papers-Special Issue of Parallel and Distributed Processing
Apparently-To: comp-parallel@mcnc.org
Reply-To: dpa@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu (Dr. Dharma Agrawal)
Organization: North Carolina State University
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 15:54:54 GMT

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{\large \bf Call for Papers}\\
\vspace{.25in}
Special Issue of the\\
{\it Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing}\\
{on}\\
{\bf Performance of Supercomputers}\\
\end{center}
\vspace{0.25in}

Papers are solicited for a special issue of the {\it Journal of Parallel
and Distributed Computing (JPDC)} on Performance of Supercomputers,
 to be published in October 1993.
\vspace{0.25in}

This issue will publish ten (10) regular papers (about 30 double-spaced
manuscript pages) and four (4) research notes (about 15 double-spaced
manuscript pages). Topics of interest include, but are not limited to
$\colon$
\begin{itemize}
\item Architectural Characteristics
\item Performance Evaluation Techniques
\item Applications
\item Algorithms
\item Benchmarks
\item Parallelization Techniques
\item Programming Language Issues
\item Scalability Issues
\end{itemize}
\vspace{0.25in}

Authors should follow the {\it (JPDC)} manuscript format described in the
``Information for Authors" at the end of each issue of the journal. Submit
five copies of a complete double-spaced manuscript to any of the co-guest editors.
Submissions must be received by no later than October 1, 1992. Authors will be
notified of the final publication decision by March 1, 1993.
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{\it Prof. Dharma P. Agrawal} \> {\it Prof. Lalit M. Patnaik}\\
Box. 7911 \> Dept. of Computer Science and Automation\\
Dept. Of Electrical and Computer Engg. \> and Supercomputing Education and
Research\\
N. C. State University \> Indian Institute of Science\\
Raleigh, NC-27695-7911, USA \> Bangalore - 560012, India\\
Ph $\colon$ (919)-515-3984 \> Ph $\colon$ 91-812-342451\\
Fax $\colon$ (919)-515-7382 \> Fax $\colon$ 91-812-341683\\
E-mail $\colon$ dpa@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu \> E-mail $\colon$
lalit@micro.iisc.ernet.in\\
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\end{center}
\end{document}



Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: iwp@cs.man.ac.uk (Iain Phillips)
Subject: Re: Transputer simulator for SUN
Organization: Dept Computer Science, University of Manchester, U.K.
Date: 1 Oct 92 15:11:16 GMT


In article <1992Oct1.123642.24233@hubcap.clemson.edu>, muenkel@tnt.uni-hannover.de (Heiko Muenkel) writes:
>I use the "isim" simulator from the Inmos C Toolset and I think that there
>isn't a ".pgm-file". Is this a specific file for OCCAM or is it an undocumented
>feature ?

The .pgm file in occam is the configuration file.  It is similar to the .cfs
file in the ANSI C toolset, but a more occam-style language is used.

Iain Phillips         Iain.Phillips@cs.man.ac.uk or @uk.ac.man.cs
Dept of Computer Science, University of Manchester, M13 9PL. U.K.

Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: davis@csrg2.ee.iastate.edu (Jim Davis)
Subject: Re: Are the Livermore Loops benchmarks PD ?
Apparently-To: comp-parallel@beaver.cs.washington.edu
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 15:42:45 GMT

sandee@Think.COM (Daan Sandee) writes:

>In article <1992Oct5.121221.23418@hubcap.clemson.edu>, davis@csrg2.ee.iastate.edu (Jim Davis) writes:
>|> Are the Livermore Loops benchmarks public domain; and if so, where
>|> can I ftp them from?

>They're in NISTLIB ; send mail to nistlib@cmr.ncsl.nist.gov

Thanks for the info!

Jim


Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: yhsim@memstvx1.memst.edu
Subject: HELP !!!! ON OCCAM.....
Followup-To: POSTER
Reply-To: YHSIM@MEMSTVX1.MEMST.EDU
Organization: Memphis State University
Date: 26 Sep 92 11:30:34 -0600

HELP! ON OCCAM:

	Hi! everybody.  Can anyone out there please send me any information
about OCCAM?  Any references would be appreciated.  
        Onece again, Thanx.


YHS
           


Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: fpst@hubcap.clemson.edu (Steve Stevenson-Moderator) 
Subject: No posting on 9/29/92
Organization: Clemson University
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 20:49:03 GMT

I'll be out of town tomorrow. Next postings will probably be late Wednesday
morning.

=========================== MODERATOR ==============================
Steve Stevenson                            fpst@hubcap.clemson.edu
Administrative address                     steve@hubcap.clemson.edu
Department of Computer Science,            comp.parallel
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1906 (803)656-5880.mabell
Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: alf@uni-paderborn.de (Alf Wachsmann)
Subject: Re: Transputer simulator for SUN
Apparently-To: comp-parallel@uunet.uu.net
Reply-To: alf@uni-paderborn.de
Organization: Uni-GH Paderborn, Germany
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 11:42:24 GMT


In article I wrote:
|> 
|> Hi,
|> 
|> assumed
|> 1. I have a SUN but no Transputer-Board and
|> 2. I want to compile OCCAM programs for Transputer-Networks and
|> 3. I want to test if the programs are correct
|> 
|> What can I do?


The main hint was given by Iain Phillips (Iain.Phillips@cs.man.ac.uk)
who suggested to use the Inmos OCCAM Toolset "isim" simulator.

This program simulates a T425-Transputer on a SUN and it IS
possible to simulate great transputer networks if you set
the UNIX environment variables IBOARDSIZE to something large.

Additionally you have to declare the memsize in the .pgm-file
sufficiently large (e.g. SET Root(type, memsize := "T425", 104*mega) ).

I tried it with a 26 Transputer network without any problems!


Many thanks to Ian,

                          Alf.


-- 
*     Alf Wachsmann                | Uni/GH Paderborn                  *
*                                  | FB 17 Informatik                  *
*     e-mail: alf@uni-paderborn.de | Warburger Str. 100                *
*     Phone:  +49 5251 60 3312     | D-W-4790 Paderborn                *
*                                  | Germany                           *

Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: fielding@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (David L. Fielding)
Subject: TRANSPUTER: RESEARCH and APPLICATIONS: FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
Summary: CFP
Keywords: c40, txxx,
Organization: Cornell Theory Center
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 19:58:35 GMT


************************************************************************
		Transputer: Research and Applications

                        1993 Spring Meeting

                       Final Call For Papers


     The 6th meeting of the North American Transputer Users
Group, an annual meeting in the use of transputers and similar 
devices for parallel processing, will be held in Vancouver, 
British Columbia, May 10 and 11, 1993.  

     Contributions are being solicited in the areas of hardware [INMOS
TXXXX, TI CMS320C40, etc.], software, and applications. Presentations 
will be allotted 20 minutes each, with ample additional time for 
questions; this format will allow for approximately 24 talks. 
Additional papers may be presented at poster sessions if there 
is sufficient interest. All accepted papers will appear in 
a published proceedings.

     Abstracts of 1000 - 1500 words must be received by 1 October
1992. Notices of acceptance will be sent out by 16 November 1992, and final
drafts of accepted papers will be due by 1 February 1993.  Authors 
should indicate on the abstract whether they would be willing to present
the paper in a poster session.


Abstracts should be submitted to:

Dr. Alan Wagner 
Dept. of Computer Science 
University of British Columbia
6356 Agricultural Road
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z2
(604) 822-6450
wagner@cs.ubc.ca


Guidelines for authors are available via anonymous ftp from
mandolin.cit.cornell.edu in /pub. The files are NATUGauthors.txt
and NATUGauthors.ps.

E-mail submissions of abstracts in ascii form are preferred.


************************************************************************
-- 
David L. Fielding			fielding@theory.tc.cornell.edu
Cornell Information Technologies
502 Olin Library		     Phone:(607)273-8664 or
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone:(607)255-9098 Fax:(607)255-9346

Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: skip@mathcs.emory.edu (Charles "Skip" Hartley)
Subject: hypercube, PVM, eiscube
Reply-To: skip@mathcs.emory.edu
Organization: Emory University, Dept of Math and CS
Date: 5 Oct 92 18:03:16 GMT


i am trying to convert the eiscube code for solving real symetric
matrix eigenproblems to PVM.  however, i have no documentation
for the hypercube and am not sure exactly what the hypercube
functions do.  is there any hypercube documentation on the net?

if anyone has PVM code that solves just these problems i would
appreciate any info avalable.

please e-mail responses.

thanks,
skipper


---
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Emory University, Atlanta, GA 
Internet:  skip@mathcs.emory.edu		BITNET: skip@emory.bitnet
UUCP: {rutgers,ogicse,gatech}!emory!skip	


Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: dcheng@nas.nasa.gov (Doreen Y. Cheng)
Subject: Updating the survey of parallel tools
Organization: Clemson University
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 92 15:29:15 -0700

Hi!

In response to many requests, I will be updating my NASA report titled
"A Survey of Parallel Programming Tools". The objective of the new report
is to help industry, computing centers, as well as users select tools
to assist their parallel program development. I intend to include new tools,
new features of old tools, and experiences of using some of the tools in
the report. If your tool is included in my previous survey report, you can
choose to tell me just what have been changed since then. If you know
someone who may provide information, please feel free to forward this message.
If you would like to provide me a summary information at your site, you
are welcome to do so.

Your help will be greatly appreciated and will be explicitly acknowledged in
the report. You can provide information either as tool developers, or
tool users, or both.

If you would like to have your tools included in the report, please
provide the following information.

	Name of the tool
	A list of functions, features (briefly describe each)
	Platform on which the tool runs
	Operating system required
	Languages supported
	Languages used in its implementation
	Graphic user interface (window systems) required
	Cost: (per workstation
		per supercomputer
		site license
		maintenance
		etc)
	Supplier (organization name)
	Contact	(person name
		 phone number
		 e-mail)

If you are providing information on the experience of using some tools,
please include as much as possible the following aspects.

	The names of the tools that you have used.
	A brief description of your application program
	The features of the tools that you have used
	What features did you find useful?
	What did you find got on your way?
	What features are missing?
	Any other comments about the tools?

Any tools that you suggest to be included in the report? If you know, please
provide the following.

	Name of the tool
	Name of a developer
	Organization of the developers
	E-mail for contact
	Phone

Any users whom you suggest me to contact? If you know, please
provide the following.

	Name of the users
	Organization of the users
	E-mail
	Phone


Thank you very much!


Doreen


Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: cpr4k@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Christian P. Roberts)
Subject: Re: Distributed Computing
Reply-To: cpr4k@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Christian P. Roberts)
Organization: Academic Computing Center - U.Va.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 15:27:46 GMT

In article <1992Oct1.123633.24149@hubcap.clemson.edu>,
txhou@king.mcs.drexel.edu (Xinjun Hou) writes:
|> Could someone point it out where I can find some programs for
|> distributed computing in a heterogeneous environment? The program
|> should include job schelduling, using idle computer and datat
|> passing.  All level of job control are welcome, assuming the
|> environment is running UNIX or alike.
|> 
|> Information leads to this programs are also appreciated. 
|> 

Check PVM through netlib@ornl.gov.  The source comes with
examples in C and Fortran and PVM is designed to work in a
heterogeneous environment.

--

Chris Roberts                     Academic Computing Center
cpr4k@virginia.edu                University of Virginia           
(804) 982-4693                    Charlottesville, Virginia 22903

Newsgroups: comp.robotics
From: gratclif@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Gregory W Ratcliff)
Subject: Re: Miniboard PCB's
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 05:09:43 GMT

In article <19stamINNckr@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> sinster@cse.ucsc.edu (Darren Senn) writes:
>Has anyone received their miniboard PCB's yet?  I'm still waiting on mine.
>-- 
>Darren Senn                                            Phone:    (408) 479-1521
>sinster@scintilla.capitola.ca.us                       Snail: 1785 Halterman #1
>Wasurenaide -- doko e itte mo soko ni anata wa iru yo.     Santa Cruz, Ca 95062

I have!  Sorry to rub it in.

All the people with orders of 1 went out Wednesday and Thursday.

All  the others should go out Monday.

Holger Where are you???

Greg


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Columbus, Ohio     ICBM
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