中小規模並列コンピュータShips1の開発

Parallel computer technology has been mainly researched focusing on high performance computation of large scalescientific applications. On the other hand, performance of usual processors and memories has become very high andtheir price lower, and low price or free operating system and middleware software have become popular. Parallel computertechnology is now applicable to low-price small-mid range computation including scientific applications, Web services,database applications, and education applications. Ships1 (Shonan Institute of Technology Parallel System 1) is asmall-mid range parallel computer realizing such direction, starting its R&D since April, 2006. This paper mentions itspurpose of development, its architecture, and the result of development of its base portion that has already been completed.Parallel computer technology has been mainly researched focusing on high performance computation of large scalescientific applications. On the other hand, performance of usual processors and memories has become very high andtheir price lower, and low price or free operating system and middleware software have become popular. Parallel computertechnology is now applicable to low-price small-mid range computation including scientific applications, Web services,database applications, and education applications. Ships1 (Shonan Institute of Technology Parallel System 1) is asmall-mid range parallel computer realizing such direction, starting its R&D since April, 2006. This paper mentions itspurpose of development, its architecture, and the result of development of its base portion that has already been completed