Change of subject (neural network coprocessor boards)

[Patrick Van Renterghem / Transputer Lab]

Hello connectionists,

I am not a fanatic pro or con of connectionism and neural networks, but I am
more interested in their applications than their basics.

I have the following questions:
* what kind of applications are neural networks used for ? I know pattern
  recognition is a favorite subject, and I would like to know more about
  specific realizations (and performance, compared to algorithic information
  processing), but there must be other application areas ??!!?? How about
  robotics, expert systems, image processing, ...

* What coprocessor boards exist, what is the price, performance, their draw-
  backs, advantages, ... Addresses of manufacturers would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Patrick Van Renterghem,
State University of Ghent,
Automatic Control Lab,
Transputer Lab div.,

Grotesteenweg Noord 2,
B-9710 Ghent-Zwijnaarde,
Belgium.

P.S.: Companies listening can send me information right away.