Talk:Cray X-MP
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Regarding the horseshoe ring around the machine - it looks like a cozy place to sit on. Are the tops cushionized? Thanks, --Abdull 21:21, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
- AFAIK, yes. The ring around the machine was padded, in order for a technician servicing the machine (such as the logic boards in the middle column of the machine) to have a place to sit. In fact, I remember reading somewhere that Microsoft's former CTO Nathan Myhrvold bought an old Cray machine, and put it in his living room as a piece of furniture! misternuvistor 07:15, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- It was a cozy place to sit. And yes, the "loveseats" on the CRAY-1 and early X-MP systems were cushioned. However late X-MPs had hard seats.wws 28 April 2006
We had the claim to " The World's Most Expensive Loveseat " . I even witnessed a ceremony where a couple got " married " inside a Cray.
The HARD Covers were a John Rollwagen cost cutting measure. >:-(
Some TECHNICAL trivia:
The whole system was based on ECL 16 Gate Array chips. The chips had been custom masked for the different INTERNAL configurations. Much care was taken to insure that the actual speed of a signal was as FAST, yet as EVEN as possible.
Art Blackwell, CRAYON, Product Development team, X-MP, Y-MP
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