A loosely-coupled applicative multi-processing system

Abstract

The architecture of highly-parallel machines has received increased attention from researchers over the past decade. At first, because of the machines' novelty, workers were content with proposing elaborate machine architectures without giving due consideration to how such machines would ultimately be programmed to exploit their available computational power. Experience with Illiac IV, Star-l00, etc. has shown this to be a mistake. Indications are that programming languages deserve consideration at the earliest stages of architectural conception. Included in such considerations are issues such as storage and task management.