Hardware for transputing without transputers
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Transputing without transputers is mostly concerned with porting software to make other processors behave like transputers. One key aspect of the hardware is to provide these other processors with links. In the board described in this paper, IEEE 1355 DS-Links are chosen to plug in to PCI, which offers good performance, is inexpensive, and pervasive. The board uses a PCI chip, two C101 parallel link adaptors for DS-Links, and the buffering according to IEEE 1355. Prototyping space is also provided for developing applications. Potential applications are described, including: hosting T9000 systems; building Virtual Transputers; building servers or database systems with commodity PCs in a Redundant Array of Inexpensive Servers (RAIS); building a small-area ATM office network; and developing an In Home Digital Entertainment Network (IHDEN).
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تاریخ انتشار 1996