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Fujitsu VP, the Glossary

The Fujitsu FACOM VP is a series of vector supercomputers designed, manufactured, and marketed by Fujitsu.^[1]

Amdahl Corporation

Amdahl Corporation was an information technology company which specialized in IBM mainframe-compatible computer products, some of which were regarded as supercomputers competing with those from Cray Research.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Cray

Cray Inc., a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, is an American supercomputer manufacturer headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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Cray-1

The Cray-1 was a supercomputer designed, manufactured and marketed by Cray Research. Fujitsu VP and Cray-1 are vector supercomputers.

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Cray-2

The Cray-2 is a supercomputer with four vector processors made by Cray Research starting in 1985. Fujitsu VP and Cray-2 are vector supercomputers.

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Fujitsu

is a Japanese multinational information and communications technology equipment and services corporation, established in 1935 and headquartered in Kawasaki, Kanagawa.

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Fujitsu VP2000

The VP2000 was the second series of vector supercomputers from Fujitsu. Fujitsu VP and Fujitsu VP2000 are Fujitsu supercomputers and vector supercomputers.

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HITAC S-810

The HITAC S-810 is a family of vector supercomputers developed, manufactured and marketed by Hitachi. Fujitsu VP and HITAC S-810 are vector supercomputers.

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Japanese Atomic Energy Commission

The was established in 1956 and serves as the regulatory body for nuclear power in Japan.

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Mainframe computer

A mainframe computer, informally called a mainframe or big iron, is a computer used primarily by large organizations for critical applications like bulk data processing for tasks such as censuses, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and large-scale transaction processing.

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Ministry of International Trade and Industry

The was a ministry of the Government of Japan from 1949 to 2001. Fujitsu VP and ministry of International Trade and Industry are MITI projects.

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National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan

The National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL), was established in July 1955.

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NEC SX

NEC SX describes a series of vector supercomputers designed, manufactured, and marketed by NEC. Fujitsu VP and NEC SX are vector supercomputers.

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Scalar processor

Scalar processors are a class of computer processors that process only one data item at a time.

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Siemens

Siemens AG is a German multinational technology conglomerate.

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Supercomputer

A supercomputer is a type of computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Vector processor

In computing, a vector processor or array processor is a central processing unit (CPU) that implements an instruction set where its instructions are designed to operate efficiently and effectively on large one-dimensional arrays of data called vectors. Fujitsu VP and vector processor are vector supercomputers.

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64-bit computing

In computer architecture, 64-bit integers, memory addresses, or other data units are those that are 64 bits wide.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujitsu_VP

Also known as Fujitsu VP100.