Cheap, dumb and connected

Article Abstract:

The so-called network computer (NC), the low-cost terminal that Oracle Corp believes will someday replace the personal computer, may not catch on as quickly as NC backers believe. Existing telecommunications equipment cannot support the high-speed data communications that NCs will require.

Microcomputers, Editorial, Network computers, Forecasts and trends, Oracle Corp., ORCL

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Divide and conquer: supercomputers

Article Abstract:

Supercomputers still far outpace personal computers in the speed with which they can do massive calculations. However computer researchers are developing new computer and software systems that link PCs into a network which has processing capabilities that rival supercomputers.

Prepackaged software, Software Publishers, Networking Software Pkgs, Computer Systems, Computer networks, Microcomputers, Network software

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Little and large: supercomputers

Article Abstract:

Traditional supercomputer design used to link large data-processing units and was the domain of the giant computer companies. A new approach called 'massively parallel' uses thousands of smaller units and is being developed by lesser known, innovative companies.

Innovations, Parallel processing, Thinking Machines Corp., Kendall Square Research Corp., NCUBE Corp.

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