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Better computing on the anonymous ring

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VLSI Algorithms and Architectures (AWOC 1988)

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  1. Dept. of Computer Science, Tel-Aviv University, 69978, Tel-Aviv, Israel

    Hagit Attiya

  2. IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, 10598, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA

    Marc Snir

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Attiya, H., Snir, M. (1988). Better computing on the anonymous ring. In: Reif, J.H. (eds) VLSI Algorithms and Architectures. AWOC 1988. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 319. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0040400

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