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     Argonne National Laboratory has set up a research facility for the
study of parallel computing.  It currently includes a 20-processor
Encore Multimax, a 12-processor Sequent Balance 8000, and (to be
delivered tomorrow) an 8-processor Alliant.  Planned enhancements over
the next few months are an upgrade to the Sequent and the addition of
machine with a hypercube architecture.  Local projects utilizing the
ACRF (Advanced Computing Research Facility) include parallel logic
programming, parallel linear algebra, and the development of portable
parallel programming methodologies.

    The ACRF is intended to be a user facility to support research in
parallel computing.  Those interested in using the facility in their
research should contact either 

	Jack Dongarra  or  Rusty Lusk
	Mathematics and Computer Science Division
	Argonne National Laboratory
        Argonne, IL 60439

	dongarra@anl-mcs.arpa
	lusk@al-mcs.arpa


   The first class for those wishing to use the Argonne Advanced
Computing Research Facility will be held on March 17-19.  The class
will cover parallel programming on the Encore and Sequent, and (if
all goes according to plan) the Alliant as well.  This will be a
hands-on class.  At its completion participants will have written and
run a number of programs on each machine, and should be familiar with
the ACRF environment.  The third day of the class will be devoted to
consideration of each attendee's particular project.

   This first class will emphasize C as the primary example programming
language, although FORTRAN will also be discussed.  A later class will
reverse the roles of these two languages.  Those interested in the March
class should contact

     Rusty Lusk
     Mathematics and Computer Science Division
     Argonne National Laboratory
     Argonne, IL 60439

     (312) 972-7852
     lusk@anl.mcs.arpa

There will be no charge for this class, nor is any financial support
for attendees available.