Title :
Cedar Fortran and other vector and parallel Fortran dialects
Author :
Guzzi, Mark D. ; Padua, David A. ; Hoeflinger, Jay P. ; Lawrie, Duncan H.
Author_Institution :
Center for Supercomput. Res. & Dev., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
The development of vector and multiprocessor language constructs in Fortran is outlined. The significant architectures, their languages, and optimizers are described. A description is given of Cedar Fortran, the language for the Cedar multiprocessor, a hierarchical, shared-memory, vector multiprocessor currently under development
Keywords :
FORTRAN; Cedar Fortran; Cedar multiprocessor; hierarchical; languages; multiprocessor language constructs; optimizers; parallel Fortran dialects; shared-memory; vector multiprocessor; Computer architecture; Computer languages; Laboratories; Programming profession; Research and development; Software tools; Supercomputers; US Department of Energy; Vector processors; Waste materials;
Conference_Titel :
Supercomputing '88. [Vol.1]., Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0882-X
DOI :
10.1109/SUPERC.1988.44644
