C* is an object-oriented, data-parallel superset of ANSI C with synchronous semantics, for the Connection Machine, designed by Thinking Machines, 1987. C* adds a "domain" data type and a selection statement for parallel execution in domains.

An unimplemented language called "Parallel C" influenced the design of C*. Dataparallel-C was based on C*.

Current version: 6.x, as of 1993-07-27.

References

• C*: An Extended C Language for Data Parallel Programming, J.R. Rose et al, in Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Supercomputing, L.P. Kartashev et al eds, May 1987, pp 2-16.
• C* Programming Manual, Thinking Machines Corporation, 1986.