Notes on supercomputers

Abstract

What ia a supercomputer? The term ‘supercomputer’ came into use around 1970 to describe systems which are significantly more powerful than the other machines of their generation. The difference in power has generally been achieved by pushing the limits of cost or practicality to the point where only a minority of users are able to justify their acquisition.

Citation

(1986), "Notes on supercomputers", Engineering Computations, Vol. 3 No. 3, pp. 254-258. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb023665