Title :
Easy-to-use object-oriented parallel processing with Mentat
Author :
Grimshaw, Andrew S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA, USA
fDate :
5/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Mentat, an object-oriented parallel processing system designed to directly address the difficulty of developing architecture-independent parallel programs, is discussed. The Mentat system consists of two components: the Mentat programming language and the Mentat runtime system. The Mentat programming language, which is based on C++, is described. Performance results from implementing the Mentat runtime system on a network of Sun 3 and 4 workstations, the Silicon Graphics Iris, the Intel iPSC/2, and the Intel iPSC/860 are presented.<>
Keywords :
high level languages; object-oriented programming; parallel processing; parallel programming; C++; Intel iPSC/2; Intel iPSC/860; Mentat; Mentat programming language; Mentat runtime system; Silicon Graphics Iris; Sun 3; Sun 4 workstation; architecture-independent parallel programs; object-oriented parallel processing; Computer languages; Concurrent computing; Environmental management; Object oriented programming; Parallel architectures; Parallel processing; Parallel programming; Program processors; Programming profession; Writing;
