Newsgroups: comp.parallel From: parallel@netcom.com (B. Mitchell Loebel) Subject: The PARALLEL Processing Connection - November '94 meeting notice Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 00:26:11 GMT Message-ID: November 14 - The Plastic Computer - Porting Hardware to Software During the past few months The PARALLEL Processing Connection has enlarged its agenda so that it now encompasses High Performance Computing in general with the emphasis still on parallel processing. We've talked about run-time hardware reconfigurability as a way to affordably accelerate, in hardware, those tasks that are usually accomplished in software; of course, part of the speed-up comes about because hardware is intrinsically parallel. On November 14th Shey Hakusui of the Harminix Corporation will tell us about Parthenon - the C to gates complier that they have developed under contract to NTT, Japan and the "plastic computer" they are developing in which the entire system is reconfigurable. A discussion of member projects currently underway and other issues of interest to entrepreneurs begins at 7:15PM and the main meeting starts promptly at 7:45PM at Sun Microsystems at 901 San Antonio Road in Palo Alto. This is just off the southbound San Antonio exit of 101. Northbound travelers also exit at San Antonio and take the overpass to the other side of 101. Please be prompt; as usual, we expect a large attendance; donUt be left out or left standing. There is a $10 fee for non-members and members will be admitted free. Yearly membership fee is $50; corporate membership fee is $400/year. -- B. Mitchell Loebel parallel@netcom.com Director - Strategic Alliances and Partnering 408 732-9869 PARALLEL Processing Connection