Metacomputer Map

Hierarchial List

• The Metacomputer: One from Many
  • What is a Metacomputer?
    • Why do we Need a Metacomputer?
      • Grand and National Challenges
        • Computing Weather's Wild Side
        • Estuarine Immersion
  • The Parts of a Metacomputer
    • Processors
      • Silicon Graphics Pyramid
      • HP/Convex Pyramid
    • Communications Software
    • Networks
    • Handling the Data Crunch
      • Storing Data
      • Sharing File Space
      • Serving Data
    • Virtual Environments
  • Metacomputing: A Reality Check
  • The MetaCenter
  • Metacomputing: Past to Present
  • Metacomputing Tomorrow
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary