The symposium held in Reading in March 1992 celebrated the completion of a 5-year Initiative in the Engineering Applications of Transputers. It reviewed achievements in a range of applications and supporting fields and predicted future developments. This book represents a collection of articles presented at this meeting, as well as independent reviews of the Transputer Initiative.

Proceedings -- Parallel Computing.

The research reports presented in this volume focus on the implications of the T9000 microprocessor, which offers new elements in transputing and parallel programming. Subjects discussed include genetic algorithms, image analysis, neural networks, robotics and parallel architectures.

Describes applications of the transputer for real-time control across the spectrum of engineering. The text concentrates on transputer architecture and real-time control, with a strong emphasis on case studies and practical applications in many fields of engineering.

The papers included in this book provide a wide coverage of current thinking and the new concepts which are being developed resulting from the introduction of the T9000. The role and use of the newly developed transputer and associated routing component, the C104, is discussed, and the use of existing range of transputers in the embedded systems market is also dealt with.

The national transputer user groups in the various Nordic countries have now evolved into the Nordic Transputer User Group (NTUG). During recent years the transputer has gained increased interest in the industry in these countries.