Fluorinert; Cray Research, Inc. (CRI); CRAY-2 (Computer)
Object ID
X1630.99
Speed
488 MFLOPS/CPU
Memory Size
512MW
Memory Width
64-bit
Cost
$12-20,000,00
The Cray-2's unusual cooling scheme immersed dense stacks of circuit boards in a special non-conductive liquid called Fluorinert™, which in turn was cooled in the tank at the right. This machine was used to simulate nuclear fusion.