@InProceedings{nickolls:maspar-io,
  author = {John R. Nickolls},
  title = {The {MasPar} Scalable {Unix I/O} System.},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the Eighth International Parallel Processing
  Symposium},
  year = {1994},
  month = {April},
  pages = {390--394},
  address = {Cancun, Mexico},
  keywords = {parallel I/O, multiprocessor file system, SIMD, pario-bib},
  abstract = {Scalable parallel computers require I/O balanced with
  computational power to solve data-intensive problems. Distributed memory
  architectures call for I/O hardware and software beyond those of conventional
  scalar systems. \par This paper introduces the MasPar I/O system, designed to
  provide balanced and and scalable data-parallel Unix I/O. The architecture
  and implementation of the I/O hardware and software are described. Key
  elements include parallel access to conventional Unix file descriptors and a
  self-routing multistage network coupled with a buffer memory for flexible
  parallel I/O transfers. Performance measurements are presented for parallel
  Unix I/O with a scalable RAID disk array, a RAM disk, and a HIPPI
  interconnect.},
  comment = {This provides the definitive reference for the Maspar parallel-I/O
  architecture and file system. This paper includes a brief discussion of the
  interface and performance results. Also includes some HIPPI interface
  performance results. This paper is the conference version of nickolls:dpio,
  so cite this one.}
}