Cray X-MP/4 supercomputer

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Date
1985 ca.
Credit Line
Courtesy of the San Diego Supercomputer Center
Copyright Owner
© Cray Research, Inc. (CRI)
Keywords
parallel-vector; Chen, Steve; Cray Research, Inc. (CRI)
Object ID
102635318

The X-MP, designed by Steve Chen, improved on the Cray-1 by using multiple central processors. It was used to simulate the evolution of the universe, to model geological plate movement, to analyze brain scans of Alzheimer’s patients and much more.