The series of Cray systems that went to Sweden started with Cray-1 SN9 later to be replaced by XMP SN206 and others. Unusually the system was shared between The University at Linkoping and Saab-Scania using the Multi Level Security features of Unicos. Work on Jets, cars and trucks was completed. from Auto Week in 1987 […]
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Jeff Brooks reports on Facebook… I worked there from 1986 to 1989 during the time we had the quad and serial 2003 of the Cray-2 (and a Cyber 205 and ETA-10) which got moved into this building from Lauderdale. Bruce Loftis is in the photo looking down on the computer room. Dean Kopesky is the
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Multicoloured XMP thought to be owned by Omnibus Ltd back in the 1980’s Source : Technology Stories Your Grandfather Never Told You JOHN PENNIE WAS A CANADIAN BOY WITH A DREAM. He knew without a shadow of a doubt that there was a big, bright future in computer graphics, and he was determined to be
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April 2025 Update: Unfortunately, our computer science gallery is not on display at the moment. Our museum is undergoing a large renovation, and we already re-opened the first part with 19 new galleries in 2022. But the second half of the building will be under construction for at least 5 more years. Therefore Cray-1 has
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Toby Harness reports – I released detailed YMP and Cray-2 3D model plans on Thingiverse.com The YMP can run a full emulator, booting UNICOS (by Modular Circuits/The Cray Files). The Cray 2 doesn’t have an emulator, but does have a floodable tank option, with an air or water pump for bubbles (this option is still
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Dan Hogberg writes on FB 2025 8 January at 20:31 · Hello Friends of Cray Research. It is with heartfelt sadness and fondest remembrance that I share the passing of Michael “Mick” Dungworth, one of the truly unique leaders and members of the Cray community. Mick left us peacefully a few weeks ago, and is survived by
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Seymour Cray was a serial inventor at a large and small scale. Having a look at a couple of his patents can be quite enlightening. Browsing over at the US patent office the earliest found was “US-2741758-A Magnetic core logical circuits. From April 1956“. This patent was to reduce the power consumption and improve reliability
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Here is a list of the patents assigned to Cray Research The contents of these documents can be found using the look up site here Document/Patent number Title Inventor name Publication date Pages US-6173428-B1 Apparatus and method for testing using clocked test access port controller for level sensitive scan designs West; Jeffrey D. 09/01/2001 18
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Here is a list of the patents authored by Seymour Cray. The contents of these documents can be found using the look up site here Document/Patent number Title Inventor name Publication date Pages US-5349677-A Apparatus for calculating delay when executing vector tailgating instructions and using delay to facilitate simultaneous reading of operands from and
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