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I would say the Cray era ended in 1996 when Cray merged with SGI (and with a the founders death)

• moonbug 7y ago
  Ironically, HPE bought SGI a couple of years ago.
  • B1FF_PSUVM 7y ago
    They also bought Compaq which had bought DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation), of PDP and VAX fame. To complete the set, they should have bought Sun, instead of letting Oracle do that. (Seems they were busy blowing the billions on a software acquisition now resulting in jail sentences.)
    • zantana 7y ago
      It's funny how some companies just seem to acquire old giants/pioneers as some sort of trophy case to the point where they have the DNA of most of the industry, but frequently little of the talent. I think of companies like Chrysler who through AMC acquired pretty much all of the extinct mid-century American car companies and now has branched all over the globe. How much of that old history is even tracable. Also Computer Associates, wherever they are now.
      • culturestate 7y ago
        > Also Computer Associates, wherever they are now. Broadcom bought CA last fall - https://www.broadcom.com/company/news/financial-releases/2375294 https://www.broadcom.com/company/news/financial-releases/237...
        • basch 7y ago
          and Broadcom is a spinoff of HP.
          • dkersten 7y ago
            Its like... tech company incest.
• basch 7y ago
  and then was sold in 2000