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Cray T90 range <img width=”150″ height=”150″ src=”https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/T94-HEU-150×150.png” alt=”” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/T94-HEU.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/T94-HEU.png?zoom=2&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/T94-HEU.png?zoom=3&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 450w” sizes=”(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px” /> The Cray-T90 was the last of the pure PVP single memory systems built by Cray Research. Around 20 of these systems were built from 1996 until 2000. The T90 reintroduced the idea of total immersion cooling […]

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Cray J90 Range

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Cray J90 Range <img width=”150″ height=”150″ src=”https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/j90-150×150.png” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/j90.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/j90.png?zoom=2&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 300w” sizes=”(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px” /> The Cray-J90 range of computers were manufactured from 1994 until 1998. This air cooled system replaced the EL range providing more and faster processors with bigger memories using traditional single system image and global memories. The first

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Cray T3E

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Cray T3E <img width=”255″ height=”300″ src=”https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cray-T3E-2-cab-noGrid-255×300.png” alt=”” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cray-T3E-2-cab-noGrid.png?resize=255%2C300&ssl=1 255w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cray-T3E-2-cab-noGrid.png?w=442&ssl=1 442w” sizes=”(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px” /> The Cray-T3E range of computers were manufactured from 1996 until 2002. The T3E continued the use of large numbers of commodity processors and distributed memory. Evolving from the T3D the T3E was a stand-alone computer which ran both parallel

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Cray T3D

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Cray T3D <img width=”150″ height=”150″ src=”https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Musee_Bolo_Cray_T3D_3-150×150.jpg” alt=”” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Musee_Bolo_Cray_T3D_3-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Musee_Bolo_Cray_T3D_3-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Musee_Bolo_Cray_T3D_3-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 450w” sizes=”(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px” /> The Cray-T3D range of computers were manufactured from 1992 until 1996. The Cray-T3D marked a big change in Cray supercomputers. This was the beginning of using large numbers of commodity processors and a distributed memory. The T3D

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Cray C90

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Cray C90 Range <img width=”150″ height=”150″ src=”https://chdev.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/c90-150×150.png” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://chdev.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/c90-150×150.png 150w, https://chdev.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/c90-300×298.png 300w, https://chdev.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/c90.png 521w” sizes=”(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px” /> The Cray-C90 range of computers were manufactured from 1992 until 1996. Around 60 of these machines were manufactured, and many customers migrated their workload from the Cray-XMP to a Cray-YMP and on to a C90.

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Cray EL

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Cray EL <img width=”150″ height=”150″ src=”https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EL-iso-150×150.jpeg” alt=”” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EL-iso.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EL-iso.jpeg?zoom=2&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/EL-iso.jpeg?zoom=3&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 450w” sizes=”(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px” /> The Cray-YMP EL range of computers were manufactured from 1992 until 1996. A direct development of the XMS project this range included the smallest and cheapest systems delivered to customers.ย  The EL was a clone of the

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Cray Machine Families after 2000

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This page will have details of the high performance machines that bore the Cray Name after the year 2000. ** Under Development — information/pictures/manuals requested ** FSC = First Customer Ship date Cray Origin 2000 ย  ย  Cray_Origin_2000ย Sales The Cray Origin 2000 range was a product of Silicon Graphics. ย  Cray SX5/6 ย  ย Cray_SX5ย Sales ย The

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Cray XMS

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Cray XMS <img width=”300″ height=”157″ src=”https://chdev.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cray-XMS-1990-Mini-Air-Cooled-ver2-300×157.png” alt=”” loading=”lazy” srcset=”https://chdev.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cray-XMS-1990-Mini-Air-Cooled-ver2-300×157.png 300w, https://chdev.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cray-XMS-1990-Mini-Air-Cooled-ver2-1024×537.png 1024w, https://chdev.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cray-XMS-1990-Mini-Air-Cooled-ver2-768×403.png 768w, https://chdev.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cray-XMS-1990-Mini-Air-Cooled-ver2.png 1280w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px” /> The first of the air cooled supermini Cray computers originally developed by Supertec and acquired by Cray Research. The XMS was a clone of the X-MP architecture implemented in CMOS technology. ” The Instruction

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Sparc based SuperServers

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Cray Superservers <img width=”150″ height=”150″ src=”https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cs6400-150×150.png” alt=”” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cs6400.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cs6400.png?zoom=2&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cs6400.png?zoom=3&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 450w” sizes=”(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px” /> The Superserver range of systems was developed in Beaverton CO. ย after Cray Research purchased the assets of Floating point systems. Aimed directly at the commercial market these system used SPARC processors and a modified version of Solaris.

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Cray YMP Model E

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Cray YMP Model E Range <img width=”150″ height=”150″ src=”https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ymp8e-150×150.png” alt=”” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ymp8e.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ymp8e.png?zoom=2&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ymp8e.png?zoom=3&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 450w” sizes=”(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px” /> The Cray-YMP Model E range was the direct successor to the YMP Model D and were manufactured from 1990 until 1994. Around 200 YMP machines were manufactured, and many customers migrated their workload from

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Cray YMP Model D

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Cray YMP Model D Range <img width=”150″ height=”150″ src=”https://chdev.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ymp8d-1-150×150.png” alt=”” loading=”lazy” /> The Cray-YMP range of computers were manufactured from 1989 until 1994. Around 200 of these machines were manufactured, and many customers migrated their workload from the Cray-XMP to a Cray-YMP. Like the Cray-XMP, the Cray-YMP were available with multiple processor configurations of 2,

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Cray-History Front

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Recent Posts Cray Supercomputers at VTKK / CSC in Finland Cray Module Pictures At the controls – Mostly Supercomputers Jim Masocco recalls Cray Research and Cray Inc Stories How the Sun Enterprise 10000 was born from the Cray CS6400 Jim Masocco recalls Seymour Cray Stories – With Interview System flash card collection From Barb Jorgensen

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Cray XMP machines

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Cray XMP Range <a href=”https://chdev.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cray-X-MPSmaller.png” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”Cray X-MPSmaller” data-e-action-hash=”#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mjc4OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NyYXktaGlzdG9yeS5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA4XC9DcmF5LVgtTVBTbWFsbGVyLnBuZyJ9″> <img width=”150″ height=”150″ src=”https://chdev.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Cray-X-MPSmaller-150×150.png” alt=”” loading=”lazy” /> </a> <p style=”font-style: normal; font-size: 15px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial;”>The Cray XMP was the next generation and direct successor of the Cray-1. The Cray-XMP series of computers were manufactured from 1983 till 1988. ย The XMP

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Cray-3 Machines

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Cray-3 Range <img width=”300″ height=”226″ src=”https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Cray-3_JDLT_09-300×226.png” alt=”” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Cray-3_JDLT_09.png?resize=300%2C226&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Cray-3_JDLT_09.png?resize=1024%2C772&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Cray-3_JDLT_09.png?resize=768%2C579&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Cray-3_JDLT_09.png?w=1500&ssl=1 1500w” sizes=”(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px” /> The Cray-3 and Cray-4 prototype are the last in an impressive line of computers designed by Seymour Cray. Similar to the Cray-2 in size and cooling arrangements but the modules shrunk and the technology changed

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Cray-1 Machines

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Cray-1 Machines <a href=”https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Jean-Cray-1-Blue-Logo.png” data-elementor-open-lightbox=”yes” data-elementor-lightbox-title=”cropped-Jean-Cray-1-Blue-Logo.png” data-elementor-lightbox-description=”https://chdev.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Jean-Cray-1-Blue-Logo.png” data-e-action-hash=”#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjY3OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NyYXktaGlzdG9yeS5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA4XC9jcm9wcGVkLUplYW4tQ3JheS0xLUJsdWUtTG9nby5wbmcifQ%3D%3D”> <img width=”150″ height=”150″ src=”https://cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Jean-Cray-1-Blue-Logo-150×150.png” alt=”” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Jean-Cray-1-Blue-Logo.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Jean-Cray-1-Blue-Logo.png?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Jean-Cray-1-Blue-Logo.png?resize=270%2C270&ssl=1 270w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Jean-Cray-1-Blue-Logo.png?resize=192%2C192&ssl=1 192w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Jean-Cray-1-Blue-Logo.png?resize=180%2C180&ssl=1 180w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Jean-Cray-1-Blue-Logo.png?resize=32%2C32&ssl=1 32w, https://i0.wp.com/cray-history.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Jean-Cray-1-Blue-Logo.png?w=512&ssl=1 512w” sizes=”(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px” /> </a> The Cray-1 is the foundation from which the supercomputing industry was born. This was not the first computer aimed at the technical

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