Massively parallel supercomputing: introduction to the Connection Machine (CM-2)

[Recorded in 1990]
Lecture by Daniel Hillis of Thinking Machines Corp. Contrasts Von Newmann machines with data parallel machines. Tells why Amdahl's law does not seem to hurt parallel machines. Discusses the major design issues he faced in building the Connection Machine: balancing processing, communication and I/O. Followed by a Q&A session.
Catalog number: 102622077

[@nfavor]

Excellent video. I've read Danny's books but never heard him speak.

[@friendlycommentwolf]

Do I have to worry about this being taken down? Thank you so much for sharing.

[@ComputerHistory]

No need to worry about it being taken down. Thank you for your kind words and for watching!