Speaking of CRAY 1s, I remember the most powerful computer I ever saw until
I graduated from college was the Cray 1 at the National Center for Atmospheric
Research. So, trivia fans, does anyone know what kind of stats it generated
in MIPS/FLOPS? I'm curious to know how it stacks up against modern mini/micros.
It amazed me at the time though. It had an entire floor of a building full
of disks and printers that it kept busy.
Intel Paragon may be more powerful, but the one I saw was just nowhere near
as impressive, even with the leds showing you which processor was talking to
which other processor.
For that matter, does anyone know how much power a Cray 1 needs to run?
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Jim Strickland
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Through beans of java thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes.
The shakes become a warning - I am in control of my addiction!
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Received on Mon Apr 21 1997 - 16:37:02 BST