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- NPAC - Northeast Parallel Architectures Center
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- Northeast Parallel Architectures Center
- 111 College Place
- Syracuse University
- Syracuse, New York 13244-4100
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- _E-_m_a_i_l: npac@nova.npac.syr.edu
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- _P_h_o_n_e: (315) 443-1723
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- _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
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- The Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, under contract
- to RADC with funding from DARPA, promotes and explores
- advanced computing technology by providing parallel archi-
- tectures and research support to university, corporate and
- government researchers nationwide.
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- NPAC provides a focal point for:
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- o+ testing existing parallel architectures
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- o+ developing new machines and software tools
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- o+ providing the local and national research commun-
- ity with a rich environment in which to explore
- and utilize large scale parallel computers
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- o+ conducting applied research which requires paral-
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- NPAC currently offers:
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- o+ two Connection Machines from Thinking Machines
- Corporation: a CM1 and a CM2 with 2 framebuffer
- graphic display systems; two 5 gigabyte Data Vault
- storage systems; and a VAX 8800 and 2 Symbolics
- front-ends.
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- The information in this section is provided in accor-
- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
- of this guide.
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- June 21, 1989 NNSC Section 1.7, Page 1
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- o+ two Encore Computer Corporation Multimax computer:
- an 16 processor (XPC) Model 520 running Umax and a
- 20 processor (APC) Model 320 running Mach.
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- o+ an Alliant Computer Systems Corporation FX/80
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- o+ a Stellar Graphics Supercomputer Model GS1000
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- NPAC also offers a variety of support services including
- research consultation, training programs, documentation, a
- newsletter, and reference materials.
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- _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
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- All systems are accessible via the Internet
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- _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
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- The computing resources at the Center are made available to
- academic, government and corporate researchers upon submis-
- sion of a project request. Information about the Center and
- the Resource Allocation Process are available through the
- telephone and electronic contact points listed above.
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- June 21, 1989 NNSC Section 1.7, Page 2
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