Validity of the single processor approach to achieving large scale computing capabilities

The work

TitleValidity of the single processor approach to achieving large scale computing capabilities
AuthorsGene M. Amdahl
Typeconference paper
Year1967
Citekeyamdahl1967validity

Where it appeared

Published inProceedings of the April 18-20, 1967, Spring Joint Computer Conference (AFIPS '67, Spring)
PublisherACM Press
Pages483--485

Identifiers

DOI10.1145/1465482.1465560
OpenAlexW2150871235

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Landing pagehttps://doi.org/10.1145/1465482.1465560

Abstract

For over a decade prophets have voiced the contention that the organization of a single computer has reached its limits and that truly significant advances can be made only by interconnection of a multiplicity of computers in such a manner as to permit cooperative solution. Variously the proper direction has been pointed out as general purpose computers with a generalized interconnection of memories, or as specialized computers with geometrically related memory interconnections and controlled by one or more instruction streams.

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@inproceedings{amdahl1967validity,
  title = {Validity of the single processor approach to achieving large scale computing capabilities},
  author = {Gene M. Amdahl},
  year = {1967},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the April 18-20, 1967, Spring Joint Computer Conference (AFIPS '67, Spring)},
  pages = {483--485},
  publisher = {ACM Press},
  doi = {10.1145/1465482.1465560},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/1465482.1465560},
}

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