National Center for Supercomputing Applications
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
152 Computing Applications Building
605 E. Springfield Ave.
Champaign, Il. 61820
_E-_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (217) 244-0072
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications is
located at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illi-
nois. Funding is provided by the National Science Founda-
tion, the University of Illinois, the State of Illinois and
Industrial Partners of the center. Grants and equipment
loans from major computer vendors enhance the resources of
NCSA and foster new research and development programs. The
Interdisciplinary Center (IRC) is a ``think tank'' for
researchers using NCSA equipment.
NCSA offers these resources:
o+ CRAY X-MP/48 with a 128 Mword SSD running the
UNICOS operating system. The clock speed is 8.5
nsec.
o+ CRAY-2S/4-128 running the UNICOS operating system.
The clock speed is 4.1 nsec and the static memory
speed is 45 nsec
parallel processing is available on both CRAY sys-
tems.
o+ Common File System (CFS) from Los Alamos running
on an Amdahl 5860
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The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
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o+ DEC VAX 11/785 cluster running VMS as front-ends
for file transfer, tape handling and electronic
mail and notesfile conferencing
o+ Workstations for visitors including IBM PC/ATs,
Apple Macintosh, Sun systems, DEC VAXstations, and
Silicon Graphics IRIS systems
NCSA offers these services:
o+ systems consultants, applications specialists, and
research scientists in various disciplines to
assist researchers
o+ visitors program to allow researchers to come and
work in an intensive manner and interact with NCSA
staff
o+ training via monthly training sessions, summer
institutes, outreach visits and various workshops
and conferences
o+ strategic users program for researchers interested
in partnership with NCSA to help the general
research community
o+ publications including two center newsletters, a
technical resources catalog, and reference materi-
als on all of NCSA's systems
o+ documentation and reference materials on all of
NCSA's systems
o+ workstation software developed at NCSA including
telnet software and graphics tools
o+ scientific visualization program to carry out
research and work with academic and industrial
researchers to visualize data
o+ output in the form of photographic prints and
slides, and videotapes
o+ Affiliates program to train support personnel at
academic institutions, scientific institutes and
government agencies - there are over 80 affiliate
institutions.
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_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
NCSA facilities are accessible via:
o+ Internet networks (NSFnet and ARPAnet) for file
transfer, electronic mail and interactive access
o+ direct dial up to 9600 BAUD
o+ BITNET for file transfer and electronic mail
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _C_e_n_t_e_r
Any academic researcher may apply for time to use the
center. All requests are peer reviewed monthly for alloca-
tions under 100 hours and quarterly for allocations of 100
or more hours. Industrial partnership programs are also
available.
_M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
Further information can be obtained through the following
contacts at NCSA or at the address above:
Main Receptionist (217) 244-0072
Applying for time (217) 244-0635
Consulting Office (217) 244-1144
Academic Affiliates (217) 244-2341
Industrial Affiliates (217) 244-0474
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