TERA'S BRAVE OLD WORLD.

Autor: Browder, Seanna
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Zdroj: BusinessWeek; 11/11/96, Issue 3501, p73-74, 2p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Chart, 1 Graph
Abstrakt: Focuses on the attempt of computer scientist Burton J. Smith and his employees at Tera Computer Co. to build a new generation of supercomputers. Radical changes in the supercomputer business and their implications for Tera's initiatives; Customers' preference for supercomputers built from off-the-shelf microprocessors; Features of Tera's system based on a proprietary chip design; Confidence of Smith that his quest will succeed because his company is addressing the right problems; Fate of other U.S. suppliers that entered the supercomputer business.
Databáze: Complementary Index