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
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;
