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In the past decade, the world has experienced one
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of the most exciting periods in computer
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development.
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Microprocessors have become smaller, denser, and
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more powerful.
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The result is that microprocessor-based
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supercomputing is rapidly becoming the technology
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of preference in attacking some of the most
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important problems of science and engineering.
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