A Massive Memory Machine

This paper argues the case for a computer with massive amounts of primary storage, on the order of tens of billions of bytes. We argue that such a machine, even with a relatively slow processor, can outperform all other super-computers on memory bound computations. This machine would be simple to pr...

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Published in:	IEEE transactions on computers Vol. C-33; no. 5; pp. 391 - 399
Main Authors:	Garcia-Molina, H, Lipton, R J, Valdes, J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY IEEE 01-05-1984 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Subjects:	Applied sciences Cache computer architecture Computers, microcomputers Electronics Exact sciences and technology Hardware massive memory memory bound computation reliability supercomputer Storage Reliability Computer architecture Mass storage
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Summary:	This paper argues the case for a computer with massive amounts of primary storage, on the order of tens of billions of bytes. We argue that such a machine, even with a relatively slow processor, can outperform all other super-computers on memory bound computations. This machine would be simple to program. In addition, it could lead to new and highly efficient programs which traded the available space for running time. We present a novel architecture for such a machine, and show how it can lead to reduced memory access times and higher reliability.
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ISSN:	0018-9340 1557-9956
DOI:	10.1109/TC.1984.1676454