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- From: lms@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com (Max Stern 310-524-6152)
- Subject: Re: MARKET SURVEY FOR MASS. PARALLEL MACHINES
- Message-ID: <1992Sep3.224139.17799@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com>
- Keywords: MASS PARALLEL
- Organization: NCR (Torrey Pines Development Center)
- Disclaimer: This posting does not neccessarily reflect the opinions of NCR.
- References: <yvent.715418562@theseas>
- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 22:41:39 GMT
- Lines: 70
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- In article <yvent.715418562@theseas> yvent@ntua.gr (Yiannis Ventikos) writes:
- >
- >
- > MARKET SURVEY FOR MASS. PARALLEL MACHINES
- >
- >We are checking the market for a massiv. parallel machine. We got no specs so
- >far, just price ranges:
- >
- >Class a) Up to two million US dollars ($2 000 000)
- >Class b) Up to four million US dollars ($4 000 000)
- >Class c) Up to six million US dollars ($6 000 000)
- >
- >Since this is an initial survey, we do not want to exclude anything, so the
- >definition "massiv. parallel machine" is to be taken in the broadest sence.
- >Any input is wellcomed, ranging from simple info like :
- >"XYZ costs $2.3M"
- >to
- >"ABC with n processors, M Mbytes, G Gigaflops..."
- >up to
- >"We have purchased a FGH and have been using it for... Our experience..."
- >
- >Any and all answers will be appreciated.
- >E-mail at the address at the end of this message is better, if too
- >difficult just followup.
- >-------
- >
- >******************************************************************************
- >* Yiannis Ventikos * DISCLAIMER *
- >* Viscous Flows Group, * Any and all opinions that *
- >* Dept. of Naval Arch. & Marine Eng., * I have expressed so far *
- >* National Technical University of Athens, * reflect thoughts of mine *
- >* P.O. Box 64070, GR-15710, Zografos, GREECE * and mine alone and have *
- >* Voice: (301) 7700405 * nothing to do with the *
- >* Fax: (301) 7774478 * policy of the Department *
- >* e-mail: yvent@areti.marinentua.ariadne-t.gr * I currently belong to. *
- >******************************************************************************
-
- Well, I attempted to email as Yiannis requested, with this result:
-
- ----- Transcript of session follows -----
- Connected to mailhost:
- >>> RCPT To:<yvent@areti.marinentua.ariadne-t.gr>
- <<< 554 <yvent@areti.marinentua.ariadne-t.gr>... Unknown domain gr
- 554 <yvent@areti.marinentua.ariadne-t.gr>... Service unavailable
-
- ----- Unsent message follows -----
-
- Now, I don't know just why domain "gr" is unknown. Isn't this the
- standard domain for Greece?
-
- Anyway, since I couldn't mail, I am posting my comments, as follows:
-
- As a non-marketing employee of NCR, I shouldn't give you specific price
- or customer information, and anyway, I don't know it. But I want to
- advise you that your survey definitely ought to include information on
- the massively parallel machines from NCR:
-
- the NCR 3600
- the NCR Teradata DBC/1012
- the NCR 3700
-
- The 3600 and DBC/1012 are available today. There are hundreds of
- DBC/1012 installations around the world, including really giant ones
- at three or four sites (it's a totally modular system, available in
- configurations from 8 to around 1000 pmas). The 3700 will be
- introduced sometime soon.
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