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A Private Home For Retired Supercomputers

Posted by timothy on from the they-rest-for-a-bit dept.

Steve writes "Every geek has wanted to play with a Cray supercomputer. Hexus.net had the rare opportunity to meet up with a man who has something of a fetish for collecting them! They got a look at some of the amazing kit Armari - a systems integration company - have in their possession. Ever wanted to see inside a Cray T3D MPP, or maybe the gargantuan machine that is the T90? Now is your chance!"

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  1. Cray (fish) by weizur · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now if I could only get my CRAY-fish collection to have the same credit...

  2. Now is pretty short... by apanap · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now is your chance

    Yeah, cause in 10 minutes it'll be slashdotted...

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  3. Slashdotted Already?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    He should have hosted it on one of his Crays

  4. yeah, sure by stratjakt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ever wanted to see inside a Cray T3D MPP, or maybe the gargantuan machine that is the T90? Now is your chance!

    You mean now as in tomorrow when the slashdotting is over.

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  5. Ive always wanted... by TheRealMindChild · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... one of those big super computers with all of the blinking lights and huge spool of tape spinning around. I've even known a few companies that were "disposing" of them. Unfortunatly, like most Mac owners, their policy tends to be "Throw it out. Don't let anyone else have it", so to this day, I am supercomputerless

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  6. Re:mirror. by alta · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think someone is going to have to mirror you!

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  7. Ah.. memories by Quixote · · Score: 4, Funny
    Reminds me of the first time I saw a Cray T3D at the Los Alamos National labs (about 10 years ago, in 1994). The door had this funky LCD display with some graphics on it. As we were watching the water-cooled behemoth inside, the person incharge there said, "watch this" hit a button on the inside of the door. The LCD display went "bing" and a Mac logo popped up! It was a Mac, being used just for the prettiness.

    (years of beer have killed a few neurons, so memory's a bit fuzzy... :-) )

  8. Price tag by Raedwald · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cray sold a computer to a company I worked for, for the sum of (raises finger to mouth) ONE POUND. Bwahahaha.

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  9. Re:mirror. by Tackhead · · Score: 4, Funny
    > Here are the images, mirrored:
    > t3d_2_big.jpg
    > td3_psus_big.jpg
    > t3d_wiring_big.jpg
    > t90_2_big.jpg
    > t90_system_board_big.jpg

    Slashdot.
    Porn for Nerds. JPGs that matter.

  10. Re:yeah but... by BobWeiner · · Score: 2, Funny

    the real question is: why would you want to?

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  11. Overheard in the rest home. by AtariAmarok · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's kind of creepy walking down the halls of this place. From one room you hear: "Stop, Dave. I'm afraid.". From another: "The Milliard Gargantubrain? A mere abacus!"

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  12. Yes, but... by saintp · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...does he have a Gibson?

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  13. Re:Mummies of the digital age by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Leela: Professor we need to talk to you about Fry.

    Bender: That's right, we want some money! Wait what's this about Fry.

    Leela: He's a nice guy, but we think it's about time he got his own place.

    Professor: Oh Fuff, he's not causing any trouble. Now if you don't mind I'm rather busy, I seem to have mislaid my alien mummy. This sarcophagus should contain the remains of emperor Nimballa who ruled Zooban5 over 29 million years ago.

    Fry: Hey Professor, Mmmm great jerky.

    Professor: My God, this is an outrage. I was going to eat that mummy. Fry has got to GO!

  14. Re:YMP... by AKAImBatman · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oh, I'm sorry. Allow me to fix that:

    1inuk5 ROXORS!!!
    M$$$$$F7 SUXORS!!!
    Dude, I'm so 31337!!!
    Can you imaging a beowulf cluster of these?
    I for one, welcome our new Super-Computer overlords.
    ???, Profit!!!
    7H47'5 7H3 5P0K3!
    Hot grits
    Natalie Portman

    See? Content. I'll bet I'll get modded down for it though. Slashdotters NEVER appreciate any real content.

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  15. Re:You can own it, but you can't run it! by DarthBart · · Score: 2, Funny

    Eh. You can run a J90 in your house. Its aircooled and just takes two 20 amp 220 circuits.