Why was the Cray supercomputer important?

The Cray-1 was the first supercomputer to successfully implement the vector processor design. These systems improve the performance of math operations by arranging memory and registers to quickly perform a single operation on a large set of data.

Is Cray is a supercomputer?

Cray Inc., a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, is an American supercomputer manufacturer headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It also manufactures systems for data storage and analytics. Several Cray supercomputer systems are listed in the TOP500, which ranks the most powerful supercomputers in the world.

Who made the Cray-1?

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Is the Cray-2 the fastest supercomputer?

On a related note, the Cray-2 supercomputer was released 10 years after the Cray-1 and was the world’s fastest supercomputer until 1990. But even with a performance of up to 1.9 GFLOPS, the liquid-cooled, 200-kilowatt machine still ranks behind the Apple iPhone, at least when it comes to GFLOPS ratings.

What is inside the Cray-3 processor tank?

Seymour Cray poses behind a Cray-3 processor tank. The CPU occupies only the top of the tank, the rest contains memory and power supplies. The Cray-3 was a vector supercomputer, Seymour Cray’s designated successor to the Cray-2.

What happened to the Cray-3?

By 1989, the Y-MP was starting deliveries, and the main CRI lab in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, moved on to the C90, a further improvement in the Y-MP series. With only 25 Cray-2s sold, management decided that the Cray-3 should be put on “low priority” development.

What is the Cray-3 system architecture?

The Cray-3 system architecture comprised a foreground processing system, up to 16 background processors and up to 2 gigawords (16 GB) of common memory. The foreground system was dedicated to input/output and system management.