Heterogeneous Element Processor
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heterogeneous-element-processor-319-9439069
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Heterogeneous Element Processor
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The Heterogeneous Element Processor (HEP) was introduced by Denelcor, Inc. in 1982. The HEP's architect was Burton Smith. The machine was designed to solve fluid dynamics problems for the Ballistic Research Laboratory. A HEP system, as the name implies, was pieced together from many heterogeneous components -- processors, data memory modules, and I/O modules. The components were connected via a switched network. A single processor, called a PEM, in a HEP system was rather unconventional; via a "
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