• DocumentCode
    1344998
  • Title

    Computers: Beyond the supercomputer: NASA is developing ultrafast machines to process satellite data that would choke a mere supercomputer

  • Author

    Schaefer, D.H. ; Fischer, J.R.

  • Author_Institution
    George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA, USA
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1982
  • fDate
    3/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    32
  • Lastpage
    37
  • Abstract
    Describes how NASA in the USA is developing ultrafast machines to process satellite data that will be up to 1000 times faster than current fast computers to deal with the radar or television pictures that satellites will be capable of broadcasting in the late 1980s.
  • Keywords
    special purpose computers; satellite data; special purpose computers; supercomputer; Arrays; Image edge detection; NASA; Parallel machines; Program processors; Supercomputers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1982.6366824
  • Filename
    6366824
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1344998