This object is an arithmetic processor of the NEC Earth Simulator, a massive 2000-era supercomputer used in Japan for meterological work and running global climate models. The NEC Earth Simulator was the world's fastest computer from ca. 2002-2004.
Date
Circa 2000
Manufacturer
Nippon Electric Company (NEC)
Place Manufactured
Japan
Identifying Numbers
Other number
1441 9104
On the connection block.
Dimensions
overall: 6 3/8 in x 4 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in
Category
Component/module
Credit
Gift of Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
