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Foil 4 Advances in Parallel Computer and High Speed Network (HPCC) Technology

From Overview of InfoMall --1995 Used in General NPAC and InfoMall Presentations -- January to December 1995. by Geoffrey C. Fox * See also color IMAGE
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Performance of both communication networks and computers will increase by a factor of 1000 during the 1990's
  • New uses of Computers to design new drugs, search terabyte databases etc.
  • National Information Infrastructure will see pervasive deployment of upgraded Internet to give megagabit/second interactive links to homes and offices allowing interactive realtime video.
  • Greater utility of computers in "Old Applications"
Competitive advantage to industries that can use either or both High Performance Computers and Communication Networks. (United States clearly ahead of Japan and Europe in these technologies.)

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