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• Basic Questions:Why, Where, What are We ? – HPC Projects has to be built from SCRACTH – As a community, We are VERY small – Computer Sci has to move to Computational Sci & Eng – Projects HAVE to be cooperative ad national • Strategies to Compel Users to Use HPC – Different Users, Different Levels, but always a USER – Some User driven projects WhereWhere areare wewe ?? InIn thethe earlyearly 90’s90’s

• No demand or Vision of HPCC Servicies. Academic users & national agencies consider they don’t need HPC • HPCC services need: – An Organization that provides services – Fault Tolerant Systems, – Scientific Applications, – Trained Users, – Communications. InIn thethe earlyearly 90’s90’s

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