Project Triton: Towards improved programmability of parallel machines

Philippsen M, Warschko T, Tichy WF, Herter C (1993)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Original article

Publication year: 1993

Publisher: IEEE

City/Town: New York

Book Volume: 1

Pages Range: 192-201

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the 26th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)

Event location: Wailea, Maui, Hawaii/USA US

ISBN: 0-8186-3230-5

URI: https://www2.cs.fau.de/publication/download/Triton.pdf

DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.1993.270745

Abstract

The approach taken in the Triton project is to let a high-level machine-independent parallel programming language drive the design of parallel hardware. This approach permits machine-independent parallel programs to be compiled into efficient machine code. The main results are as follows: (1) The parallel programming language Modula-2* extends Modula-2 with constructs for expressing a wide range of parallel algorithms in a high-level, portable, and readable way. (2) Techniques are used for efficiently translating Modula-2* programs to several modern parallel architectures and deriving recommendations for future parallel machine architectures. (3) Triton/1 is a scalable, mixed-mode SIMD/MIMD parallel computer with a highly efficient communications network. It overcomes several deficiencies of current parallel hardware and adequately supports high-level parallel languages.

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APA:

Philippsen, M., Warschko, T., Tichy, W.F., & Herter, C. (1993). Project Triton: Towards improved programmability of parallel machines. In Proceedings of the 26th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) (pp. 192-201). Wailea, Maui, Hawaii/USA, US: New York: IEEE.

MLA:

Philippsen, Michael, et al. "Project Triton: Towards improved programmability of parallel machines." Proceedings of the 26th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Wailea, Maui, Hawaii/USA New York: IEEE, 1993. 192-201.

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