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Transputers-past, present and future

Whitby-Strevens, 1990

Document ID
5895231332348223768
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Whitby-Strevens C
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IEEE Micro

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The progress, products, and results of ongoing work in transputer development are discussed with particular reference to the ESPRIT Supernode project and other ESPRIT projects. The Supernode project, which lasted from Dec. 1985 to Nov. 1989, was aimed to …
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