Parallelizing Translation

[Douglas Eadline]

On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Walter B. Ligon III wrote:

> I think the discussion at hand is a fine example of the fact that the every
> day parallelization techniques that are used for SO many important problems
> are NOT the only techniques out there.  The Beowulf movement has had the
> problematic effect that many self-proclaimed experts are simply unaware of
> much of the research in parallel computation that has gone on over the last
> 40 years - thus leading to miunderstanding and sweeping statements that are
> not really productive in the long run.
> 
> Beowulf is not the untimate answer - and it will not replace all other forms
> of parallel computation.  There ARE problems that fit better onto other
> architectures.  Those architectures may not make economic sense right now,
> thus we may not see much of them for a while, but that does not invalidate
> their inherent value.
> 

This is the most sane thing I have heard in a while.

Doug

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