Title :
Programming a vector computer
Author_Institution :
Advanced Systems Laboratory, Control Data Corporation, USA
Abstract :
The principal purpose of this paper is to illustrate how some well known algorithms have been programmed on a specific vector computer, the CDC STAR-100. The main thesis is that the extensive repertoire of programs devised for conventional machines can be transferred effectively to a vector computer, though the detailed implementation will generally not follow that of a conventional machine. This means, that efficient use of STAR, for example, will not have to wait on the development of new algorithms, but can be realized with those already at hand. Indeed, most lead to much shorter programs on STAR than on conventional computers.
Keywords :
algorithm theory; curve fitting; fast Fourier transforms; interpolation; polynomials; search problems; sorting; CDC STAR-100; FFT program; Moore algorithm; QUICKERSORT; SEARCH program; SORT program; SPLINE program; Sande algorithm; Singleton version; cubic polynomial; curve fitted interpolation; fast Fourier transform; program repertoire; vector computer programming technique; Computers; Programming; Spline; Vectors; Zirconium;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Arithmetic (ARITH), 1972 IEEE 2nd Symposium on
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
DOI :
10.1109/ARITH.1972.6153901