From Cray Chips “TO THE LAND OF THE TROLLS” 1986/12/11 For various reasons the route a system takes to reach its destination may be as individual as the computer’s configuration. Hank Rosenbaum proved this on following Serial 411 to Norway. The path led by truck from Chippewa Falls to Minneapolis; by plane to Chicago and […]
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Update 21 May 2026 – The collection was seen (May 2026) for sale at an auction site in the UK. With Sales page here Listing Page captured here. Historic Cray Supercomputers Linked to GCHQ and Edinburgh University Head to Auction was Dan Goldsmith Dan Goldsmith has collected these Cray Research systems and kindly shared the
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It’s not often that the worlds of fashion and glamour intersect with the hard industrial process of creating a supercomputer. We are used to seeing how supercomputers have changed the world of engineering and technology but discovering this story during research into the 250 issues of Cray Chips was an unexpected angle. From this issue
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After hearing a rumour that a Cray-2 went to Brazil I had a dig into the Archives – then was reminded that co-conspirator Alistair had spent some time in Brazil and had some inside knowledge. Turns out no Cray-2 but a couple of later systems did service in Brazil. In Cray Chips from January
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