{"product_id":"the-illiac-iv-the-first-supercomputer-9783540117650","title":"The Illiac IV: The First Supercomputer","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): R. M. Hord\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Computer Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Illiac IV was the first large scale array computer. As the fore- runner of today's advanced computers, it brought whole classes of scientific computations into the realm of practicality. Conceived initially as a grand experiment in computer science, the revolutionary architecture incorporated both a high level of parallelism and pipe- lining. After a difficult gestation, the Illiac IV became operational in November 1975. It has for a decade been a substantial driving force behind the develooment of computer technology. Today the Illiac IV continues to service large-scale scientific aoolication areas includ- ing computational fluid dynamics, seismic stress wave propagation model- ing, climate simulation, digital image processing, astrophysics, numerical analysis, spectroscopy and other diverse areas. This volume brings together previously published material, adapted in an effort to provide the reader with a perspective on the strengths and weaknesses of the Illiac IV and the impact this unique computa- tional resource has had on the development of technology. The history and current status of the Illiac system, the design and architecture of the hardware, the programming languages, and a considerable sampling of applications are all covered at some length. A final section is devoted to commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45282979709079,"sku":"9783540117650","price":3639.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783540117650.webp?v=1769303733","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-illiac-iv-the-first-supercomputer-9783540117650","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}