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(Cray, Inc., Seattle, WA, www.cray.com) A supercomputer manufacturer founded in 1972 as Cray Research, Inc., by Seymour Cray, a leading designer of large-scale computers at Control Data. In...
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(Cray, Inc., Seattle, WA, www.cray.com) A supercomputer manufacturer founded in 1972 as Cray Research, Inc., by Seymour Cray, a leading designer of large-scale computers at Control Data. In 1976, it shipped its first computer to Los Alamos National Laboratory. The CRAY-1 was a 75 MHz, 64-bit machine with a peak speed of 160 megaFLOPS, making it the world's fastest vector processor.
Over the years the company has introduced numerous models of entry-level to high-end supercomputers including the X-MP, Y-MP, C90, T90, J90, T3E, SV1, SV2 and MTA series. All Unix based, they are used for many different industrial, technical and commercial applications.
In 1989, Seymour Cray left his company to found Cray Computer Corporation, which closed six years later. In 1996, Cray Research was acquired by Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI). In 2000, Tera Computer Company acquired the vector processor technology from SGI and changed its name to Cray, Inc. The company's latest generation high-performance computing systems are microprocessor based and use AMD's multicore Opteron platform. These supercomputers directly connect processors and memory and include Cray's XT3 and XD1, released in the fall of 2004.
Seymour Cray
Cray became famous for his supercomputers, and his passion for high-speed computing led to many innovative designs. Cray died in 1996 at the age of 71, due to injuries in an automobile accident. (Image courtesy of Cray Research, Inc.)
The Cray 1
In the late 1970s, the Cray 1 became synonymous with high-speed computing. It was often photographed for \"space-age\" computer shots because of its science fiction silhouette. (Image courtesy of Cray Research, Inc.)
The Cray T90
In this world of look-alike boxes, the machines that Cray has built are sure standouts. (Image courtesy of Cray Research, Inc.)
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Cray to cut 8 percent of employees
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Sarbanes-Oxley delays Cray's annual report
Problems related to the financial accountability rules will hold up release of the report, the supercomputer company says.
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Cray promotes exec, upgrades supercomputer
The promotion goes to Peter Ungaro, who takes over the presidential role formerly held by Chief Executive Jim Rottsolk.
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Cray begins selling new mini-supercomputers
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Cray signs two supercomputing customers
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Cray promotes two execs
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