OT Jurassic Park

From: William Donzelli <aw288_at_osfn.org>
Date: Thu Jul 26 17:11:10 2001

> What about the Thinking Machines Connection Machine 5? The CM-5? I
> thought that was the really impressive box along with all the verbal and
> visual plugs for the company that since "went bankrupt."

Two machines were used on the set - specifically, two mockups. The
chassis were very empty, save the power supply for the blinkenlights. The
panels were mounted in a strange way, and most of the LEDs were blanked
out with electrical tape. They never were supercomputers - the one I just
rolled off my trailer does not have a serial number, and was probably
built up from an unused frame. The other machine is apparently in an
amusement park. I tried giving the frame away a few weeks ago on the
list, and just the other day someone claimed it.

The panels are quite interesting, as they have some brains. They are
capable of several modes, including node data, diagnostics, and random
blinking.

I have a few extra panels now (eight were originally installed, and I
needed to take four). If anyone has a "LSN" (Least Significant Node, to
coin a phrase) panel - the one that starts with "Node 1" and goes up to
"Node 64"* - I would like to hear from you, and would be willing to
trade for another working panel (and a movie star, too).

* Actually, due to the nature of the machines, the node numbering was a
bit strange. I think it is 1 thru 64.

William Donzelli
aw288_at_osfn.org
Received on Thu Jul 26 2001 - 17:11:10 BST