Cray-2

Cray-2s at the NSA

Correspondent Kevin Smith reports from FB Hi Clive, I went down in the basement and dug around in my “CRI museum” and pulled out a few things. So, SN2004 and SN2005 were covered under SS-12 and SS-18 for our customer. SN2004 was RED/WHITE/BLUE while SN2005 was a shade of Brown ( see pics). Do not …

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About the HNM Heinz Nixdorf MuseumForum in Paderborn

This large tech museum in Padaborn Germany has SN2o18 Cray-2 on display. Editor note: SN2018 is currently listed as having previously worked at National Energy Research Supercomputer Center (NERSC) @ Lawrence Berkeley Livermore Labratory and Internal machine at Cray Research, Inc (CRI). Not sure how it ended up in Europe unless it did some time at another undisclosed …

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Interesting TV Program from 1987 – Cray-2 Cray-1 and Cray XMP can be seen in working environments

This interesting TV Program from 1987 The Computer Chronicles – Super Computers Episode  Has information about NASA Ames Cray-2 and Los Alamos C1 & XMP. Shows the systems in there working environment along with explanations as to how the Cray systems are advancing science. About 30 Minutes – First part on NAS Ames Cray 2 then onto …

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The Supermen by Charles J. Murray

A great book about the early days ( up to 1995 ) Link on Amazon. “The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical wizards behind the supercomputer” The Supermen Book cover Cover Blerb After a rare speech at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, in 1976, programmers in the audience had suddenly …

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Cray-2 Memories

The slides from a chat with some Cray-2 Engineers that was hosted by CMoA on Star wars day 2021. Cray-2_MemoriesFINAL The Cray-2 is a fascinating and innovative machine that deserves a better write-up. Four best features of the Cray-2 • Density of electronics, it’s a very small machine compared to contemporaries. • Speed of processor using …

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