GRIP: A parallel graph reduction machine

Abstract

GRIP - Graph Reduction in Parallel - is a Fifth Generation machine designed to execute functional languages in parallel, using graph reduction. Its design and construction is a project funded by the Alvey Directorate as a collaborative project between University College London, ICL and High Level Hardware Ltd. It is expected that a working prototype will be completed during 1987. The paper gives a brief outline of the principles of graph reduction and of GRIP's architecture.