Chorafas, Dimitris N. <br/><br/>
Network computers versus high performance computers / 
Dimitris N. Chorafas. 
 - London ;  Herndon, VA :  Cassell,  1997. 
 - xxxix, 244 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>The challenges of industrial computing (Page-1), Network computers and new workplace metaphor (Page-25), Network-Oriented solutions, intranets and mobile computing (Page-51),From client-Servers to high performance computers and beyond (Page-75), Desk area networks at MIT video conferencing  (Page-97), Shared-Nothing, Shared-Everything, Multimedia solutions and transaction handling (Page-121), The first desk area network to come on stream (Page-145), Ups and downs of the Japanese real world computing project (Page-167), Scientific research and high performance computing (Page-191), High Performance computing in a banking environment (Page-213). 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0304700282 (HB) 0304700290 (PB) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97185528 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Client/server computing.<br/>Computer networks.<br/>Network computers.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>004.65,CHO