A multinode parallel-processing computer is made up of a plurality of innerconnected, large capacity nodes each including a reconfigurable pipeline of functional units such as Integer Arithmetic Logic Processors, Floating Point Arithmetic Processors, Special Purpose Processors, etc. The reconfigurable...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US4811214?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4811214 - Multinode reconfigurable pipeline computer
