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Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: Re: BNC network cable connectors
From: graeme@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz ( Graeme Moffat)
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 05:28:02 GMT
Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand.

chem194@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (John Davis) writes:

>I don't know if anyone else has this problem, but I'm forver
>having problems with conventional 'T' bnc connectors for thinwire
>ethernet blocking other cards in PC's and workstations (especially
>on the back of our rs/6000-320s). I've just found out that AC&E

Don't we all?

>in auckland now have a 'goalpost' type BNC t connector available,
>this means your cables run out in line with the machine's socket,
>as opposed to at 90deg ... so if anyone wants them drop them a line
>( AC&E Sales Ltd, 300 Richmond Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland, ph 09-787478, fax
>09-360-2180)
>price is about $10 higher than 'el cheapo' BNC t's - but who cares
>if it means you can tame the cabling around your machine

Well, I have in front of me a catalogue from Business Computer Maintenance,
506 Wairakei Rd, *Christchurch*, 03-359-5556 fax 3-359-5975, which lists a
side entry bnc for $10 (it's shown as part of an ethernet adapter for
notebooks)

-- 
Graeme Moffat                g.moffat@aukuni.ac.nz \ Time wastes us all, 
Computer Aided Design Centre,  Fax: +64-9-366-0702 /  our bodies & our wits
School of Engineering,    Ph: +64-9-737-999 x8384 /  But we waste time,
University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, NZ \   so time & we are quits
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: Re: Suggestions for Unix Megaflop Power?
From: dvh@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (David Hawke)
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 05:11:30 GMT
Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Keywords: linpack mflop benchmark

nholford@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Nick Holford) writes:

>I am currently running a number crunching application on a Sun 4/330.
>I know this application's performance is predicted well by LINPAK
>megaflops. I need faster execution and would appreciate suggestions
>for Unix systems supported in New Zealand. Please let me know if you
>can recommend a system in the following price ranges:
>    NZ$ <= 25,000
>    NZ$  > 25,000  and <= 50,000
>    NZ$  > 50,000  and <= 100,000
>    NZ$  > 100,000 and <= 150,000
>RAM and Disk space requirements are moderate (8 Mb and 200 Mb beyond
>standard system needs).
>Please let me know the Mflop rating of the system because this will be the
>major criterion for a selection.

>-- 

>Nick Holford, Dept Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology
>University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
>INTERNET: n.holford@aukuni.ac.nz

Both HP and Silicon Graphics have boxes to us in the 25-50K range with 16-32Mb
RAM and 400+Mb of disk.

From memory, MFLOPS are
    HP9000/710 colour     12  : about 25K
    HP9000/720 colour     17  : about 40K
    HP9000/730 colour     22  : about 50K

    SiGr Indigo Iris      6   : about 30K

You could also look at the RS6000 range - a bit more expensive for performance
between the SiGr and HP ranges

David Hawke, Geography
dvh@geografx.aukuni.ac.nz
dvh@aukuni.ac.nz
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: Re: Trash Can.
From: phl01@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Tim Hammett)
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 20:46:50 GMT
Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand.

fingolfin@abyss.actrix.gen.nz (Paul Thompson) writes:
>I can't delete anything off the system disk. I can however delete files
>off the other HD. This is only a system 7.0 problem as I can delete
>files under system 6.0.7 (with one exception) . The error message I was
>getting was "Trash is empty" (bullshit) Trash can is 'fat' etc etc

Possibly you're trying to delete files/folders that system 7 uses

>So I went to System 6 with res-edit, turned the invisible files visible

Why did you do this? What files are you trying to delete? Not the desktop
database files, the desktop folder, or the trash folder I hope.

>Now, I tried to delete this folder on the desktop and it would not let
>me, saying that it was not empty. Not so, according to Res-edit it *IS*
>empty. I scaned the HD's for virus's (not likely but a long-shot) I
>re-built the desktop, I booted without inits/cdevs etc etc, still no go.

Insufficient information. There is an occasional problem that arises on Macs
where the "valence" of a folder gets out of kilter with the number of files
in the folder. This is known as the "folder from hell" problem. Try running
a copy of Norton over the disk & see if it fixes it.
-- 
Tim Hammett, Department of Botany, Auckland University, New Zealand.
e-mail: phl01@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz       Phone: (+64)-9-373-7599 x8365
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: Trash Can.
Organization: Abyss E-mail Site, In transite, Somewhere, New Zealand.
From: fingolfin@abyss.actrix.gen.nz (Paul Thompson)
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 92 19:54:27 +1300
X-Mailer: Fernmail 1.1

I have a small problem with my macintosh... (I never have ANY problems
with my PC. as you can tell I'm ***PISSED*** with this sodding
machine) I'm running system 7.0 with tune-up 1.0. What the problem is,
I can't delete anything off the system disk. I can however delete files
off the other HD. This is only a system 7.0 problem as I can delete
files under system 6.0.7 (with one exception) . The error message I was
getting was "Trash is empty" (bullshit) Trash can is 'fat' etc etc

So I went to System 6 with res-edit, turned the invisible files visible

Now, I tried to delete this folder on the desktop and it would not let
me, saying that it was not empty. Not so, according to Res-edit it *IS*
empty. I scaned the HD's for virus's (not likely but a long-shot) I
re-built the desktop, I booted without inits/cdevs etc etc, still no go.

What gives and how do I save this machine from getting 'abused' :-)

Cheers, Paul
     ....Wishing he'd *NEVER* heard of apple....
---
 Lord Fingolfin          fingolfin@abyss.actrix.gen.nz     Paul Thompson.
     "Maentwrog" A Celtic word for a computer spelling mistake.
   THE MEANING OF LIFF (c) 1983. Douglas Adams & John Lloyd.
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: UEmacs docs format
From: joe@jsnode.equinox.gen.nz (Joseph Skinner)
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 92 00:52:10   Y

Hi

does anyone know how to convert the documents supplied with uEmacs into a 
format suitable for printing on an epson printer.

They are supplied in both final word II and postscript format neither of 
which I am able able to print out.

Any suggestions.

Thank in advance
Joseph Skinner.
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: Suggestions for Unix Megaflop Power?
From: nholford@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Nick Holford)
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 01:53:35 GMT
Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Keywords: linpack mflop benchmark
Summary: Any suggestions for a Unix high megaflop system?

I am currently running a number crunching application on a Sun 4/330.
I know this application's performance is predicted well by LINPAK
megaflops. I need faster execution and would appreciate suggestions
for Unix systems supported in New Zealand. Please let me know if you
can recommend a system in the following price ranges:
    NZ$ <= 25,000
    NZ$  > 25,000  and <= 50,000
    NZ$  > 50,000  and <= 100,000
    NZ$  > 100,000 and <= 150,000
RAM and Disk space requirements are moderate (8 Mb and 200 Mb beyond
standard system needs).
Please let me know the Mflop rating of the system because this will be the
major criterion for a selection.

-- 

Nick Holford, Dept Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacology
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
INTERNET: n.holford@aukuni.ac.nz
Xref: sparky wgtn.chat:28 nz.comp:122
Newsgroups: wgtn.chat,nz.comp
Subject: Re: modem and software for an Amiga 500
From: rich@tosh.wcc.govt.nz (Richard Naylor )
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 92 09:35:50 GMT
Organization: City Net -  Wellington City Council's Community Computer Network

09:34:16
 9-Apr-1992
 
jonathan@tahi.isor.vuw.ac.nz (Jonathan Stone) writes:

> >> I am trying to find out about using terminal software on an Amiga 500.
> >> Is there (free?) software available to provide terminal emulation over
> >> a serial line to some generic 2400 baud modem?  
> 
> Richard, are you willing to be a contact point for anyone wanting
> to introduce such disks to schools?
>
Yes. I think we'll try to have a variety of flavours available.
Local copying facilities might need help, but we can ask for
volunteers.

Would it be suitable for access via the Public Library ? I can
ask there as well.



--
rich@tosh.wcc.govt.nz (Richard Naylor )

Newsgroups: nz.archives
From: jonathan@tahi.isor.vuw.ac.nz (Jonathan Stone)
Subject: Re: problems ftp'ing to kauri
Organization: Institute of Statistics and Operations Research, VUW, Wellington, NZ
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 22:37:38 GMT

In article <1992Apr9.093534.4589@csc.canterbury.ac.nz> chem194@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (John Davis) writes:
>does anyone know what's going on with kauri at the moment? I can
>connect fine, and put/get files and/or cd just fine - however
>any attempt at a 'dir' gives an instantaneous 'connection closed
>by remote'. 

It's a bug.  Someone is working on it.  Using  "ls" instead works for me.
Newsgroups: nz.archives
From: gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Nathan Torkington)
Subject: Re: problems ftp'ing to kauri
Organization: Contract to CSC, Victoria Uni, Wellington, New Zealand
	<1992Apr9.002939.25353@rata.vuw.ac.nz>
	<1992Apr9.014617.26718@rata.vuw.ac.nz>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 03:52:57 GMT

I can only guess that hacking too much C has fried Alex's brain :)

	Is this an ftpd which I see before me,
	The ls command toward my hand?  Come let me clutch thee.
	I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.
	Art thou not, fatal vision, readable
	To world as to root?  or art thou but
	An ftpd of the mind, a false creation
	Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain of Jonathan Stone?

:-)

Nat.
(gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz -- Nathan Torkington -- is the electronic text and
 MS-DOS archivist for the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Newsgroups: nz.archives
From: Andy.Linton@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Andy Linton)
Subject: FTP access to ftphost.comp.vuw.ac.nz (was Re: problems ftp'ing to kauri)
Organization: Dept of Comp Science, Victoria Uni, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 01:27:13 GMT


In article <1992Apr9.002939.25353@rata.vuw.ac.nz>, thetroll@rata.vuw.ac.nz (The Troll) writes:
|> for those interested, our access policy is now:
|> 
|> On Campus:	FQDN and IP numbers are accepted, so both rata.vuw.ac.nz
|> 		and 130.195.11.2 will gain access.
|> 
|> Within NZ:	Only connections from computers with FQDN will be accepted.
|> 		So zephy.dsir.govt.nz will be accepted but 130.123.0.1
|> 		won't be. So if you are a PC out there that isn't
|> 		registered in the name server, you can't access the archive.
|> 
|> Internationally: Unless you have a valid usercode/password on kauri, you
|> 		 can't get at the archives. This is to prevent people from
|> 		 overseas grabbing stuff anon that they can get from
|> 		 elsewhere.
|> 

In Computer Science, our access policy is simpler:

No FQDN, no connection.
From: chem194@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (John Davis)
Newsgroups: nz.archives
Subject: problems ftp'ing to kauri
Date: 9 Apr 92 09:35:33 +1200
Organization: Chem Dept, UoC NZ

does anyone know what's going on with kauri at the moment? I can
connect fine, and put/get files and/or cd just fine - however
any attempt at a 'dir' gives an instantaneous 'connection closed
by remote'. 

looks like kauri is running some new ftp software by the look of
things (now does a reverse name lookup) - is this (dare I say it)
a bug, or simply some subtle new feature (thou shalt know what you
want and ask for it by name:-)

-- 
-----------------------------------------------------------
| o      John Davis - CHEM194@csc.canterbury.ac.nz       o |
| o    (Depart)mental Programmer,Chemistry Department    o |
| o  University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand o | 
Newsgroups: nz.archives
From: thetroll@rata.vuw.ac.nz (The Troll)
Subject: Re: problems ftp'ing to kauri
Organization: Computing Serv. Ctr, Victoria Uni., Wellington, New Zealand
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 01:46:17 GMT

This has now been fixed...


Tonight, my unconventional conventionalists, you are to witness a new
breakthrough in biochemical research; and paradise is to be mine.  It was
strange the way it happened.  Suddenly you get a break.  Whole pieces seem
to fit into place, not a sign of being...what a fool!  The answer was
there all the time, it took a small accident to make it happen.  AN
ACCIDENT! 

And that's how I discovered the secret, that elusive ingredient, that,
SPARK that is the breath of life.  Yes, I have that knowledge.  I hold the
secret...to life...itself! You see, you are fortunate, for tonight, is the
night, that my beautiful creature is destined to be BORN!  Up now!  Throw
open the switches on the sonic oscillator.  And step the reactor power
input, THREE MORE POINTS!

--
Alex Heatley                                Computing Services Centre
Domain: Alex.Heatley@vuw.ac.nz              Victoria University of Wellington
Newsgroups: nz.archives
Subject: Linux 0.95c+ at actrix.
From: hamilton@peponi.wcc.govt.nz (Michael Hamilton)
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 22:42:34 GMT
Organization: Wellington City Council, Wgtn, NZ

I've uploaded linux 0.95c+ boot and kernel source to actrix.

I've just upgraded from linux 0.95c to 0.95c+ to help with moving to
gcc/g++ 2.1.  See Linus's README.  It was actually very easy (if
you're familiar with C/Unix).  You can simply replace you boot image
with the new one.  

Gcc 2.1 looks like being /the/ compiler.  And shared libraries are a
definite boon.  So it's well worth an upgrade.  Once you've got gcc
2.1 I hope things will slow down a little as far as the kernel and
libaries are concerned.  At least there should be little compulsion to
change the kernel or gcc (both now being pretty stable). 

If you want to roll-your-own kernel (e.g. to test gcc 2.1), you
should look at the WCC.README, which details a few minor hassles.
It also details how I upgraded to gcc 2.1.

The shared objects, in the gcc 2.1 shared tar, look like they'd give you
a pretty good starting unix environment.


-- 
________________
Michael Hamilton, Computer Services Section, Wellington City Council, P.O. Box
2199, Wellington, New Zealand.  Phone: (64) (4)801-3300  FAX: (64) (4)801-3020
Domain: hamilton@csc.wcc.govt.nz          PSImail: PSI%0530147000090::HAMILTON
Newsgroups: nz.archives
Subject: Does anyone have tgif 2.12?
From: hjorring@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Curt Hjorring)
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 07:16:50 GMT
Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Keywords: postscript,editing,tgif

I need to edit PostScript files, adding labels and such like to pictures.
tgif 2.12 allows this but using archie I couldn't manage to find sources
to tgif anywhere in NZ.  If you do have a copy of the sources then let
me know or else I will get it in from export.lcs.mit.edu.  (I found sources
to tgif 2.0 but this doesn't allow for PostScript editing and I couldn't
find patch files for 2.0 to 2.12)

Also xfig-2-1.3 allows annotating of PostScript files, does anyone have
this or suggestions for other programs (could be X, Mac or IBM based)?
aukuni only has xfig 2.0 and which can't annotate PostScript files.
-- 

-- Curt Hjorring        c.hjorring@aukuni.ac.nz
-- Engineering Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Newsgroups: nz.archives
From: root@comp.vuw.ac.nz (The Superuser)
Subject: Recent additions to VUW Computer Science Archive
Organization: Dept. of Comp. Sci., Victoria Uni. of Wellington, New Zealand.
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 17:54:08 GMT

The Dept. of Computer Science maintains a public access archive
for software and computer related documents.

The following files have been added to the archive in the last fortnight:

   269504 Mar 29 13:51 doc/zen-1.0.dvi
    34858 Mar 30 10:40 doc/dist.sys/bib/load-balancing.bib
     2459 Mar 30 22:36 gnu/emacs/info/dir
  5296724 Apr  2 15:27 gnu/groff-1.01-bin.tar.Z
     1934 Mar 30 22:31 gnu/Info/cpp.info
    49733 Mar 30 22:31 gnu/Info/cpp.info-1
    43384 Mar 30 22:31 gnu/Info/cpp.info-2
     6035 Mar 30 22:31 gnu/Info/gcc.info
    49442 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-1
    50957 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-10
    50846 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-11
    45838 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-12
    47437 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-13
    44171 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-14
    47277 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-15
    32800 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-16
    87221 Mar 30 22:31 gnu/Info/gcc.info-17
    49798 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-2
    49761 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-3
    50766 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-4
    41570 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-5
    37214 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-6
    49292 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-7
    44160 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-8
    50754 Mar 30 22:30 gnu/Info/gcc.info-9
  1209653 Apr  6 15:03 gnu/groff-1.05.tar.Z
   160322 Mar 30 15:40 gnu/ghostview-1.1.tar.Z
  1259386 Mar 30 22:52 gnu/ghostscript-2.4.tar.Z
   206969 Apr 11 04:05 pub/ls-lR.Z
   547800 Apr  7 11:55 pub/pc/pmail224.zip
   361385 Apr  7 11:58 pub/pc/charon34.zip
   164910 Mar 31 16:46 pub/pc/pcroute2.23.src.tar.Z
   210979 Apr  7 08:54 pub/mail/metamail.tar.Z
   160322 Mar 30 15:40 pub/X/contrib/clients/ghostview-1.1.tar.Z
      945 Apr 10 14:20 pub/X/R5/mit/config/hpbsd.cf
    24958 Apr  9 09:44 pub/X/R5/mit/lib/X/Xsi/XlcLoad.c
      320 Apr  9 16:27 pub/X/R5/fixes/net2.stdio.fix
    56769 Apr  3 05:31 rfc/rfc-index.Z
    17751 Mar 31 14:56 rfc/rfc1294.Z
    10030 Apr 10 10:12 rfc/rfc1281.Z

Additionally recent traffic in the comp.sources.* groups is archived
in the archive subtree.

For details on how to access the archive see the monthly posting in
this group.
Newsgroups: nz.archives
From: thetroll@rata.vuw.ac.nz (The Troll)
Subject: Re: problems ftp'ing to kauri
Organization: Computing Serv. Ctr, Victoria Uni., Wellington, New Zealand
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 00:29:39 GMT

In article <1992Apr9.093534.4589@csc.canterbury.ac.nz> chem194@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (John Davis) writes:
>does anyone know what's going on with kauri at the moment? I can
>connect fine, and put/get files and/or cd just fine - however
>any attempt at a 'dir' gives an instantaneous 'connection closed
>by remote'. 

We are now running a ported version of the wuarchive ftpd, which allows us
to deny access to various groups, unfortunately the port is not as clean
as first thought and I am fixing the ls -* bug (dir simply does a ls
-lgA).

for those interested, our access policy is now:

On Campus:	FQDN and IP numbers are accepted, so both rata.vuw.ac.nz
		and 130.195.11.2 will gain access.

Within NZ:	Only connections from computers with FQDN will be accepted.
		So zephy.dsir.govt.nz will be accepted but 130.123.0.1
		won't be. So if you are a PC out there that isn't
		registered in the name server, you can't access the archive.

Internationally: Unless you have a valid usercode/password on kauri, you
		 can't get at the archives. This is to prevent people from
		 overseas grabbing stuff anon that they can get from
		 elsewhere.

Any problems or questions can be directed to...



--
Alex Heatley                                Computing Services Centre
Domain: Alex.Heatley@vuw.ac.nz              Victoria University of Wellington
From: burdick@hditest1.crd.ge.com (William E. Burdick KWC-1604 5585)
Newsgroups: capdist.misc
Subject: WANTED:  Tickets - Seinfeld @ Proctors
Date: 7 Apr 92 12:34:12 GMT
Distribution: capdist
Organization: GE Corp. Research & Development, Schenectady, NY

I'm interested in purchasing two, non-balcony tickets
for the April 9th performance by Jerry Seinfeld at Proctor's
Theater in Schenectady.

If you have tickets for sale, please contact: Bill Burdick
(burdick@zeppo.crd.ge.com).

thanks.
From: millerj@belize.crd.ge.com
Newsgroups: capdist.misc
Subject: Local computer organizations and user groups
Date: 8 Apr 92 15:27:56 GMT
Reply-To: millerj@belize.crd.ge.com ()
Distribution: capdist
Organization: GE


	I'm compiling a list for new people at work of the computer
user groups, local chapters of computer organizations, and other
groups that might be of interest to software developers and managers.
	If you know of such groups, a contact or general meeting time,
their purpose, etc.  and can mail me this information I'd appreciate
it.  If people are interested I'll summarize and post the list I get.



Thanks.


Julia Miller
Newsgroups: capdist.seminars,sunya.cs.general
From: hammond@cs.albany.edu (William F Hammond)
Subject: Number Theory at Union College
To: bboard
Organization: The University at Albany, Comp. Sci. Dept.
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 19:16:57 GMT
Return-Path: <hammond>

           REMINDER: NUMBER THEORY MEETING AT UNION COLLEGE

Saturday and Sunday, April 25-26                 Schenectady, New York

This is a reminder of the eighth occasional Union College Mathematics
Conferences (NUMBER THEORY, Category Theory, and Dynamical Systems).  
The Number Theory component will feature invited lectures by
KARL RUBIN and JOSEPH SILVERMAN as well as shorter contributed talks.
In addition, on Saturday there will be a plenary lecture given by
JOHN MILNOR followed by dinner and a party.

                               INVITED LECTURES

KARL RUBIN  "Rational points on elliptic curves with complex
             multiplication"

JOSEPH SILVERMAN  "Canonical heights on varieties with morphisms"

JOHN MILNOR  "Iterated complex mappings"

Please remind your colleagues and graduate students.

The response thus far has been excellent, but we can accomodate a few
more participants. Schenectady is about 3.5 hours drive from each of
Boston, Montreal, and New York.  For more information, please contact:

Karl Zimmermann    Zimmermk@Union.Bitnet   or   Zimmermk@Gar.Union.Edu
(518-370-6192)                                      FAX (518-370-6789)

William F. Hammond (SUNY Albany)               Hammond@Leah.Albany.Edu
(518-442-4625)                                      FAX (518-442-4731)
From: pat@cs.albany.edu (Pat Keller)
Newsgroups: capdist.seminars,sunya.cs.general
Subject: SUNYA C. S. Dept. Colloquium
Date: 6 Apr 92 12:50:47 GMT
Organization: The University at Albany, Comp. Sci. Dept.
To: bboard
Return-Path: <pat>


            Formal Methods for the Soft/Hardware Engineering

            of Parallel and Distributed Systems

            Lenore M. Restifo Mullin

            Department of CS and EE University of Vermont

            Tuesday, April 7, 1992 at 2:30p.m. in LI-98

                                     COLLOQUIUM

                University at Albany - State University of New York

                            Computer Science Department

                                      ABSTRACT

                 The advent of parallel and distributed processing  architec-
            tures has brought a software crisis that will continue to grow as
            programmers, who use languages designed for uniprocessor Von Neu-
            mann  Machines,  attempt  to  migrate  and  change their software
            designs.    Languages    and    compilers    will    need    more
            theoretical/functional  foundations  if  software is to scale and
            port easily.  Thus performance tuning of software,  or  modifica-
            tion in general, must be a formal activity.  Over the past decade
            or so, applicative(functional) and declarative (logic)  languages
            have  been  introduced to meet this need but, in order to achieve
            reliable software engineering, the functional languages must  not
            only describe their meaning, their data structures must implicit-
            ly describe their communications requirements.  Moreover,  compi-
            lation,  and mapping to an arbitrary architecture must be invari-
            ant under transformation.  This talk demonstrates how the theory,
            A Mathematics of Arrays(MOA), uses the indexing function, 11V, to
            define primitive parallel operations such as prefix scan, and the
            outer  product, to describe both the denotational and operational
            semantics of functional programs with  arrays.   Arrays  are  the
            principal  data  structure in scientific computation.  An example
            of a formally derived design will be given with implications  for
            new compiler and OS technology.
Newsgroups: capdist.seminars,sunya.cs.general