Cray-1 worker smock

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Date Introduced
1980 ca.
Photographer
Richards, Mark
Dimensions
overall: 1 in x 25 in x 30 in
Manufacturer
Cray Research, Inc.
Copyright Owner
© Mark Richards
Keywords
wiring; Cray Research, Inc. (CRI)
Object ID
102678324

Building Cray supercomputers combined high technology and simple craft skills. This smock was worn by “wiring ladies” who spent months cramped inside a machine patiently creating an electrical tapestry from miles of wire.