• DocumentCode
    914842
  • Title

    Wrestling the future from the past: the transition to parallel computing

  • Author

    Hillis, W. Daniel

  • Author_Institution
    Thinking Machines Corp., Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    6
  • Lastpage
    7
  • Abstract
    The author presents his view on the future of distributed and parallel computing. He touches upon the topics of computational theory, computer languages, operating systems, databases, architecture, and applications.<>
  • Keywords
    computer architecture; database management systems; distributed processing; operating systems (computers); parallel processing; architecture; computational theory; computer languages; databases; distributed computing; operating systems; parallel computing; Computer displays; Computer languages; Computer networks; Concurrent computing; Distributed computing; Distributed databases; Large-scale systems; Parallel machines; Parallel processing; Quantum mechanics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Parallel & Distributed Technology: Systems & Applications, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1063-6552
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/88.219854
  • Filename
    219854