THE CRAY LEGACY
Cray Research, founded by Seymour Cray in 1972, revolutionized supercomputing with their iconic vector processors. Known for their distinctive design and groundbreaking performance, Cray supercomputers dominated the high-performance computing market for decades.
CRAY-1 (1976)
The first Cray supercomputer, featuring a unique C-shaped design and vector processing architecture. Achieved 160 MFLOPS peak performance.
- First vector supercomputer
- Iconic C-shaped design
- 160 MFLOPS peak performance
- Used in nuclear research and weather forecasting
CRAY-2 (1985)
The successor to Cray-1, featuring liquid cooling and improved vector processing. Achieved 1.9 GFLOPS peak performance.
- Liquid cooling system
- 1.9 GFLOPS peak performance
- Used in scientific research
- Notable for its "waterfall" design
CRAY X-MP (1982)
The first multiprocessor Cray system, offering improved performance through parallel processing.
- First multiprocessor Cray
- 800 MFLOPS peak performance
- Used in aerospace and defense
- Improved memory bandwidth
CRAY Y-MP (1988)
An enhanced version of the X-MP with up to 8 processors and improved performance.
- Up to 8 processors
- 2.3 GFLOPS peak performance
- Used in scientific computing
- Improved cooling system