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Floating Point Systems FPS-5000 SERIES
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MIMD
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{\bf Architecture:}
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\&gt; Basic chip used:  AMD Chips, Weitek Chips on coprocessor.\\
\&gt; Local and global-shared memory.\\
\&gt; Bus connectivity.\\
\&gt; Range of memory sizes available:  256K to 1024K (38-bit words) data,\\
\&gt;\&gt;                        4K to 64K (64-bit words) program memory\\
\&gt; Floating point unit:  32-bit IEEE (coprocessor)\\

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{\bf Configuration:}
Front ends: VAX; PDP-11; Microvax; Perkin-Elmer 3200; Gould 32;
IBM 4300, 3080, 3090; Norsk Data; Data General; Prime 750, 9950;
Harris 800, HP 1000E.

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Peripherals:  300Mbytes and 80Mbytes Disks,
Programmable I/O processors

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{\bf Software:}
Own system.

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{\bf Languages:}
CP FORTRAN, XPFORTRAN,
MAXL control language (FORTRAN-like);
APAL and XPAL assemblers

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{\bf Fortran characteristics:}
F77 (CPFORTRAN and XPFORTRAN,
which are F77 less I/O and character data type support).
Extensions:  Calls to coprocessor programs and MAXL.
Debugging facilities:  Symbolic debugger.
Vectorizing/parallelizing capabilities:  Horizontal microcode
synthesis that allows up to 10 operators to execute simultaneously.

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{\bf Applications:}
Runs on prototype  or simulator on front end

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{\bf Software:}
Math Libraries---basic and advanced math, signal and
image processing, simulation and geophysical, graphics,
and parallel processing constructs.

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{\bf Performance:}
Peak:  8 to 62 Mflops.
Benchmarks on codes and kernels:  2D convolution 31x31 operations - 33
Mflops (FPS-5430)

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{\bf Status:}
Date of delivery of first machine, beta sites, etc.:  October 1983

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Cost range: \$45,000 to \$99,000 for 256Kword system + standard software

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Proposed market:  350+ units per year in signal processing,
image processing, geophysical analysis, computational physics,
real-time simulation, and computer graphics

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{\bf Contact:}
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Jim Christiansen\\
FPS Computing Inc.\\
3601 SW Murray Blvd.\\
Beaverton, OR 97005\\
503-641-3151\\

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Duncan Hamilton\\
FPS Computing U.K. Limited\\
Apex House\\
London Road\\
Bracknell\\
Berks RG12 2TE\\
England\\
0344-56921   Telex (851) 849218 FPS UK G\\

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