I was part of a small group of students from the University of Minnesota who were invited to the Cray plant in Chippewa Falls WI. The highlight was a visit wit

I was part of a small group of students from the University of Minnesota who were invited to the Cray plant in Chippewa Falls WI. The highlight was a visit with him in his office which didn't last long. He was very gracious. I don't remember much of what he said, except for the pumpkin. He pointed to a pumpkin on his desk and proclaimed that it was the Cray-3. His daughter had grown it in the garden, and knowing he was already working on a Cray-2 project decided that it should be called the Cray-3. To give you an idea of when this was, I think they were just finishing the final tests of serial #5 of the Cray-1. They were very proud of the cooling system and invited us to touch the panels.