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J–Machine
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<p>The J–Machine (Jellybean-Machine) was a <a href="/facts/Parallel_computer/nQzcpzQt">parallel computer</a> designed by the <a href="/facts/MIT/Xk49vNA8">MIT</a> Concurrent <a href="/facts/VLSI/l1Wgqr27">VLSI</a> Architecture group in conjunction with the <a href="/facts/Intel_Corporation/SMF0gJJX">Intel Corporation</a>. The machine used "jellybean" parts—cheap and multitudinous commodity parts, each with a processor, memory, and a fast communication interface—and a novel network interface to implement <a href="/facts/Fine_grained/kBqMRzaj">fine grained</a> parallel programs. </p>