The Northeast Parallel Architectures Center (NPAC) _A_d_d_r_e_s_s: Northeast Parallel Architectures Center 111 College Place Syracuse University Syracuse, New York 13244-4100 _E-_m_a_i_l: npac@nova.npac.syr.edu _P_h_o_n_e: (315) 443-1723 _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n The Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, under contract to RADC with funding from DARPA, promotes and explores advanced computing technology by providing parallel archi- tectures and research support to university, corporate and government researchers nationwide. NPAC provides a focal point for: o+ testing existing parallel architectures o+ developing new machines and software tools o+ providing the local and national research commun- ity with a rich environment in which to explore and utilize large scale parallel computers o+ conducting applied research which requires paral- lel machines NPAC currently offers: o+ two Connection Machines from Thinking Machines Corporation: a CM1 and a CM2 with 2 framebuffer graphic display systems; two 5 gigabyte Data Vault storage systems; and a VAX 8800 and 2 Symbolics front-ends. _________________________ The information in this section is provided in accor- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front of this guide. June 21, 1989 NNSC Section 1.7, Page 1 o+ two Encore Computer Corporation Multimax computer: an 16 processor (XPC) Model 520 running Umax and a 20 processor (APC) Model 320 running Mach. o+ an Alliant Computer Systems Corporation FX/80 o+ a Stellar Graphics Supercomputer Model GS1000 NPAC also offers a variety of support services including research consultation, training programs, documentation, a newsletter, and reference materials. _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s All systems are accessible via the Internet _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r The computing resources at the Center are made available to academic, government and corporate researchers upon submis- sion of a project request. Information about the Center and the Resource Allocation Process are available through the telephone and electronic contact points listed above. June 21, 1989 NNSC Section 1.7, Page 2