Artifact Details

Title

Cray Y-MP8

Catalog Number

102627714

Type

Still Image

Description

Black and white image of the Cray Y-MP8 with a man standing in the middle of the machine. On the bottom of the image a caption reads "Cray Y-MP8 supercomputer from Cray Research, Inc. Minneapolis. Each of the internal "slots" visible in the mainframe cabinet can accomodate one central processor or four million 64-bit words (about 32 megabytes) of memory. Up to eight central processors and 128 million words of memory can be configured in this way."

Publisher

Cray Research, Inc. (CRI)

Identifying Numbers

Other number P4198

Dimensions

5 x 7 in.

Format

Photographic print

Category

Publicity photograph; Identification photograph

Subject

Cray Y-MP8 (Computer); Cray Research, Inc. (CRI)

Credit

Courtesy of Gwen Bell

Lot Number

X7413.2015