The Connection Machine
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The Connection Machine
W. Daniel Hillis
7 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2015–2024.
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The Connection Machine was a general-purpose SIMD originally designed for parallel graph algorithms.
I've read Hillis's book but not studied the modern stuff; I'd gotten the impression the hardware was capable of about as much, and faster now, even if organized differently -- shared memory instead of a network -- and with less-pleasant languages.
Yeah, data-parallel computing on a GPU doesn't really approach what Hillis was aiming for. Check especially CM Lisp; great stuff.
Where it comes up
- Prof. Sussman's Reading List 2015 · 6 recommendations
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