Fall 1997, Vol. 18, No. 2

Columns

• Bill Buzbee testifies in NEC dumping case
  Cites need for fast computer to run next-generation NCAR climate models

• Director's column
  SCD to evaluate highly parallel nonvector systems

• Webmaster's column
  On the Web, whatever works best wins

  
  

• What next for SCD?
  Bill Buzbee talks about SCD's recent past and evolving future

• Goodbye shavano
  Old "Big Iron" decomissioned

• Hip, hip, ouray!
  J90se shows viability as real workhorse in NCAR computational environment

• Meet the HP
  Hewlett-Packard SPP2000 offers new architecture for new challenges

• MLNAC'd!
  Cable guys rewire the Mesa Lab

• SCD recognizes retirees
  Five long-time staffers bid farewell

• 12,000 annual visitors tour NCAR
  New display outside machine room tells supercomputing story

• San Jose to host high-performance conference
  Annual county fair and class reunion of supercomputing set for November 15-21

News

• TAGS bagged
  Text and Graphics System reaches end of life

• How now, new GAU
  GAU calculation now based on C90 hour

• Fortran moves forward
  From Fortran 77 to Fortran 90, 95, and 2000

• Enhanced Spherepack now available
  Package facilitates modeling of geophysical processes

Hints

• Getting started with F90 on the Crays
  Help me, I'm converting!

• Fortran 90 tips
  Or, How to get a black belt in F90

• 7 ways to get status of Cray jobs
  Pick the one that's best for you

• Replace Cray conditional vector merge functions
  Make your code more portable and extend its life

• Paiute workload light; CF77 still available
  Paiute may provide quicker turnaround with performance and charging than ouray

• Use new 'msallinfo' command for details on MSS files
  Based on DCE interface

Announcements

• New Unified Queue Structure offers consistent batch environment
  
• REGRIDPACK library available on Crays
  
• "Charges for SCD Computing Resources" revised
  
• Search SCDzine and SCD/NCAR Web sites
  
• Use Web to apply for computing resources, check GAU charges
  
• SCD calendar
  

Singularities

• Greetings from SCD
  Staff photo shows no sign of Waldo

• Fantastic voyage
  Have you ever been inside a C90 supercomputer?