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In article <4631@brl-smoke.ARPA>, STONE@SUMEX-AIM.arpa (Jeffrey Stone) writes:
> Does anyone know of any companies that are developing or selling systems
> that might fits the general description: "desktop supercomputer"?
> 
> All responses appreciated.
> 
> Jeffrey Stone
> Menlo Park, CA
> -------

   Hello Jeff,
 I am not quite sure what you mean by 'supercomputer', but as far as desktop
goes I consider the COMPAQ-386 one super machine. My company is in the process
of installing a 386 computer in an eight user configuration for a client. We
soon hope to have a full package deal turnkey system avalible. I am told that
I will soon see a 80386 UNIX SYSV port avalible (instead of the 80286 version)
which will make the 386 an easy 6 to 10 times more powerful than an IBM-AT.
Well that is my two cents for what it is worth....

					Howard Leadmon
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P.S. -  I don't need any flames from the 68000 crowd, since I am using a 
       68000 machine at this moment, and love it dearly too..

In article <4631@brl-smoke.ARPA> STONE@SUMEX-AIM.arpa (Jeffrey Stone) writes:
>Does anyone know of any companies that are developing or selling systems
>that might fits the general description: "desktop supercomputer"?
>
>All responses appreciated.
>
>Jeffrey Stone
>Menlo Park, CA
>-------


I'm not sure what you define as a supercomputer, but the closest thing I
know of that really fits on a desk is the Convergent Technologies S/50
(also known as the AT&T 7300).

On the other extreme, the smallest computer, that I would really consider
a supercomputer is the ELXSI System 6400.  With their new 6420 cpu they
rival a Cray 1.
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In article <460@fai.UUCP> stevem@fai.UUCP (Steve Minneman) writes:
>In article <4631@brl-smoke.ARPA> STONE@SUMEX-AIM.arpa (Jeffrey Stone) writes:
>>Does anyone know of any companies that are developing or selling systems
>>that might fits the general description: "desktop supercomputer"?
>>Jeffrey Stone
>>Menlo Park, CA
>
>
>I'm not sure what you define as a supercomputer, but the closest thing I
>know of that really fits on a desk is the Convergent Technologies S/50
>(also known as the AT&T 7300).

I'm also not sure what is meant by a desktop supercomputer, although I'm
sure an S/50 | 7300 isn't [nice box, but a 68010 does not a supercomputer
make].  Deskside supercomputers (or at least deskside mainframes) of the
10-40 Mips (VAX 11/780 UNIX == 1), with commensurate FP performance,
ARE underway.  At least some include vectorizers or parallelizers.
I know of at least 4 such efforts, which means there are
probably some more lurking around out there.  I know at least a few of
these have appeared in the press.  That's about all I can say, except
that if you think you need one of these, be of good cheer: you'll start
seeing them in the next few years.
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