This paper presents the results from running five experiments with the Chime Parallel Processing System. The Chime System is an implementation of the CC++ programming language (parallel part) on a network of computers. Chime offers ease of programming, shared memory, fault tolerance, load balancing and the ability to nest parallel computations. The system has performance comparable with most pa...

We describe a parallel computer system for processing media: audio, video, and graphics, among others. The system supports medium to coarse grain parallelism, using a data ow model of execution, on a range of machine architectures scaling from a single von Neumann or general purpose processor (GPP) up to networks of several hundred heterogeneous processors. A distributed resource manager, exten...

This is a technical and experimental report of parallel processing, using the "Propeller" chip. Its eight 32 bits processors (cogs) can operate simultaneously, either independently or cooperatively, sharing common resources through a central hub. I introduce this unique processor and discuss about the possibility to develop interactive systems and smart interfaces in media arts, because we need...

Recent developments in the design and manufacture of microcomputers together with improved simulation techniques make it possible to achieve the speed and accuracy required for the dynamic simulation of power systems in real time. This paper presents some experimental results and outlines new ideas on hardware architecture, mathematical algorithms and software development for this purpose. The ...