Basic HTML version of Foils prepared August 25 1996

Foil 9 MAJOR FINDINGS PetaSoft `96

From PetaFlop(JNAC) Overview Presentations -- Results of Studies and Next Steps JNAC (PetaFlops) Presentation -- August 28,1996. by Paul Smith DoE
Importance of software
Need for explicit, low-level control of hardware
Need for a layered software architecture
Existence of fundamental systems software scaling problems
Opportunities for immediate software effort
Interrelationship of hardware and low-level software

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