Talk:NELIAC

ACM
Is there a policy on linking to ACM articles? You have to pay to read them. -(unsigned by 216.251.209.111)


 * The ACM is like any journal: you cite it for references where appropriate. The fact that they happen to have a site we can link to is just a bonus. You could argue that the link in question belongs under references, but as it was not a reference used in creating the article, I'm not sure that it technically belongs in that section.


 * Short answer: I don't think it's a concern. The ACM isn't trolling for hits on Wikipedia. -Harmil 22:08, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Great Overview
My first job was NELIAC on Burroughs. This is a nice overview I still have unclassified documentation for NELIAC, including "Users Guide to AOSP-Compatible NELIAC Compiler for the AN/GYK-3(V) Computer (Burroughs D825)" published by NavElex San Diego. If you are interested, please email guycole at gmail dot com. Hax4bux (talk) 21:58, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

In Nov 1967, I talked to some naval officers in the Pentagon about their experience with NELIAC and NTDS. NTDS was Naval Tactical Data System and included computers on aircraft carriers (underneath the steam catapult). There were attempts to build multi-processor systems but the technology for co-ordinating work was rather inefficient. Their estimate was that an infinite number of computers, would have twice the power of a single computer. Rdmoore6 (talk) 03:16, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

Recent additions
The additions to this page are quite useful, but it is difficult to verify the details. Any assistance in finding citations for this information would be appreciated. I did remove the bit about ADA. It's seemed too anachonistic, since ADA wasn't even a request for specification until 1978... was NELIAC still active that late? -Harmil 05:05, 2 October 2005 (UTC)