Transputer

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:architecture 32-bit
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designedFor parallel computing
gptkbp:designer gptkb:David_May
gptkbp:discontinued 1990s
gptkbp:floatingPointUnit gptkb:T800_model
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gptkbp:influenced parallel computer architectures
Occam language development
message-passing systems
gptkbp:introducedIn 1985
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Occam
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:INMOS
gptkbp:notableFeature hardware support for multitasking
on-chip memory
integrated RAM
serial links for inter-processor communication
support for Occam programming language
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:signal_processing
robotics
scientific computing
supercomputing
academic research
industrial control
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:T800
gptkb:T414
gptkb:T9000
gptkbp:speed 20 MHz (T800)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:T9000
gptkbp:technology 1.5 μm CMOS (T800)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Meiko_Computing_Surface
gptkb:Parsytec_Supercomputers
early parallel computers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:occam_programming_language
gptkb:David_May
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7