DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

获得最佳仿真性能所需的软件和硬件 目前正在为今后的研究开发新的工具。 其中包括微编码商业处理器和工程 用于特定计算的专用高性能计算机 化学需要 GEMMSTAR是一台用于大分子模拟的20亿次浮点运算的计算机， 作为一种高性能、特定应用的计算机， 与计算机系统实验室合作的分子模拟 (CSL)和星星科技公司与合作研究和 在联邦技术委员会的主持下， 1987年《转让法》。 一个流水线浮点应用程序特定 集成电路（ASIC）是专门为这个项目开发的， 尽管主题ASIC是通用的，并且可以用于其它目的， 项目 大规模并行的高性能计算机为计算机的发展带来了巨大的希望。 高速科学计算的未来 基于Intel i860的机器， 这种类型用于算法开发和科学计算。 这类机器的方法正在设计和测试中， 我们的目标是在适当的情况下将该系统用于未来的研究。

Software and hardware required to obtain optimal performance for simulation research and to develop new tools for future research are being developed. These include microcoding commercial processors and engineering specialized, high-performance computers for specific computational chemistry needs. GEMMSTAR, a two gigaflop computer for macromolecular simulations is being developed as a high-performance, application-specific computer for molecular simulations in collaboration with the Computer Systems Laboratory (CSL) and Star Technologies Inc. with a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) under the auspices of the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1987. A pipeline floating point Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) is being developed specifically for this project, though the subject ASIC is general purpose and may be used in other projects. Massively parallel high performance computers hold great promise for the future of high speed scientific computing. An Intel i860-based machine of this type is being used for algorithm development and scientific computing. Methods for this class of machine are being designed and tested, with the goal of using this system for future research where appropriate.