Arizona State University Supercomputer Center


            _A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
            ECA-311, ODP-0101
            Arizona State University
            Tempe, AZ 85287-0101

            _E-_m_a_i_l:
            kgrmc@asuacad.bitnet (supercomputer coordinator)
            kgbat@asuacad.bitnet (supercomputer consultant)

            _P_h_o_n_e:
            (602) 965-1205 (supercomputer coordinator)
            (602) 965-2900 (supercomputer consultant)
            (602) 965-5677 (general secretary)


            _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n


            o+    Cray X-MP/18 supercomputer running Unicos 5.0 and VAXs-
                 tation  software,  eight Mwords main memory, 7.2 Gbytes
                 DD39 disk storage.  The Cray supports both  interactive
                 and  batch  access.   SUPERLINK  access  to eighty-five
                 Gbytes of IBM-3380 disk storage.  Fortran, C, and  Pas-
                 cal vectorizing and parallelizing compilers.


            o+    IBM-3090/500E/3VF  supercomputer  running  MVS/XA,  128
                 Mbytes main memory, 85 Gbytes of IBM-3380 disk storage,
                 eight tape drives.  ESSL, BMDP, DI-3000, CalComp, ACSL,
                 and numerous other software packages are available.


            o+    Calcomp, Versatec, Tektronix, LaserWriter printers  and
                 plotters


            o+    Campus-wide local area network


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            o+    High-speed graphics visualization pilot project

            _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s

            Both supercomputers are  accessible  via  Internet,  Bitnet,
            WestNet, USEnet, and dial-up modems.  Contact the center for
            details.

            _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r

            Supercomputing facilities  are  available  to  ASU  faculty,
            staff, and students.  Commercial and industrial accounts are
            available on a cost-recovery  basis.   ASU  is  particularly
            interested  in forming research partnerships with commercial
            organizations that need the processing and simulation  capa-
            bilities of high-speed computers.

            _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n

            ASU is an Academic Affiliate  of  the  National  Center  for
            Supercomputer  Applications  (NCSA) and is in the process of
            becoming a Smart Node for the Cornell National SUpercomputer
            Facility (CNSF).

            Administrative staff members:

            Supercomputer Coordinator (principal point of contact):
            Dr. Richard Casey (602) 965-1205  kgrmc@asuacad.bitnet

            Supercomputer Consultant:
            Mr. Bruce Tachoir (602) 965-2900  kgbat@asuacad.bitnet

            Assistant VP, Information Resources Management:
            Dr. Lee Alley (602) 965-6398
            Director, Computing and Network Consulting Services:
            Mr. Neil Armann (601) 965-5677  icsnra@asuacad.bitnet

            Manager, Research and Instructional Services:
            Ms. Carol Waters (602) 965-5677  icscjw@asuacad.bitnet












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