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who was the industrial designer? Cray-1 fits so well it looks straight out of 2001: A space Odyssey
by bytesandbits 9mo ago
who was the industrial designer? Cray-1 fits so well it looks straight out of 2001: A space Odyssey
- idatum 9mo agoIn the past few years whenever I re-watch 2001 when Dave is shutting down HAL, I see a spaceship capable data center. And HAL sings "Daisy.." finally at the foundational, bare metal layer.
- themafia 9mo agoCray himself. Here's a talk about designing it. My favorite part is his description of the aluminum machining they had to invent in order to move the freon through the frame to keep the machine from melting. It's a great talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtOA1vuoDgQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtOA1vuoDgQ
- ckastner 9mo agosomewhat related: "Seymour said he thought it was odd that Apple bought a Cray to design Macs because he was using Macs to design Crays. He sent me his designs for the Cray 3 in MacDraw on a floppy.” reports KentK. https://cray-history.net/2021/07/16/apple-computer-and-cray-research-some-notes/ https://cray-history.net/2021/07/16/apple-computer-and-cray-...