A parallel processor for evaluation studies
Gary J Nutt · 1976
The Multi Associative Processor system is a multiple control unit parallel processor capable of executing a maximum of 8 single-instruction-stream, multiple-data-stream programs simultaneously. The architecture supports parallelism at two levels: the lower level is the tightly coupled parallelism typical of array processors, and the higher level is the more loosely coupled parallelism between independent processes. The architecture of the machine is described and an example program for the machine is given to illustrate many of the concepts of the architecture. Measurement and evaluation studies on the machine are also briefly discussed.