HDF Newsletter #25

July 28, 1997


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CONTENTS

HDFNOW Release 0.3


HDFNOW Release 0.3

HDFNOW Release 0.3 is now available on the HDF ftp server (hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu) in the directory pub/HDFNOW. Please refer to the release_notes file for information on installing HDFNOW. If you have any questions or concerns, please email hdfparallel@ncsa.uiuc.edu.

HDFNOW is a library that supports HDF for a Network of Workstations. The initial design supports the distributed Scientific Datasets for HDF files.

The Distributed SD (DSD) interface is designed for those who are familiar with the SD interface and experienced with message-passing programs. The DSD interface is a layer on top of the SD interface, which uses MPI for interprocess communications.


New Features and Changes

Please refer to man/HDFNOW.5 for more information.


Software Requirements


Platforms Supported

For more information on HDF support for Parallel Computing Systems, take a look at the Parallel HDF home page at:

http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Parallel_HDF/