High-Performance Computing in the 1990s

Supercomputing has come to symbolize the leading edge of computer technology. With the recognition of its importance, supercomputing has been put on the national agenda in Japan and Europe. Those countries are actively vying to become the best. But a national goal in supercomputing has not yet been articulated for America, which means that all the necessary players—the designers, government laboratories, software developers, students, and corporations—will not be inspired to direct their energies toward a big and common goal. This is potentially dangerous. Supercomputing represents the ability to dream and to execute with precision. What is a country