DocumentCode
861756
Title
The TI Advanced Scientific Computer
Author
Cragon, Harvey G. ; Watson, W. Joe
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
Volume
22
Issue
1
fYear
1989
Firstpage
55
Lastpage
64
Abstract
The authors describe some of the design decisions that determined the architecture and implementation of the Advanced Scientific Computer (ASC). They explain why certain design decisions were made, with a retrospective evaluation. They discuss the architecture, central processor, peripheral processor, circuits and packaging, and cooling. Looking back over this twenty-year project, the authors evaluate their design decisions.<>
Keywords
Texas Instruments computers; computer architecture; multiprocessing systems; TI Advanced Scientific Computer; architecture; central processor; circuits; cooling; design decisions; packaging; peripheral processor; Automatic control; Central Processing Unit; Computer architecture; Costs; Design automation; Instruments; Production; Registers; Supercomputers; Switches;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/2.19823
Filename
19823
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