technology used by the CRAY-2 is a breakthrough in the design of cooling systems for large-scale computers. It places the cooling medium in direct contact with the components to be cooled, …
Smaller and Faster: The Cray-2 and 3 - CHM Revolution
But the Cray-2 supercomputer, though smaller than the Cray-1, ran 12 times faster. It computed in one second what would have taken ENIAC several months. The Cray-2 took nine years to …
Cray-2 CPU and cooling tower - CHM Revolution
The Cray-2's unusual cooling scheme immersed dense stacks of circuit boards in a special non-conductive liquid called Fluorinert™, which in turn was cooled in the tank at the right. This …
Cray Research, Inc. - CHM Revolution
Cray Research, Inc. was the world leader in supercomputing for more than two decades. The company reflected Cray’s emphasis on simple design and small, focused development teams. …
Seymour Cray (left) and Cray Research CEO John Rollwagen with a …
Rollwagen, an electrical engineer and businessman, became CEO in 1980. He led Cray Research, Inc. through its most successful period, but also through its decline.
Cray 2 computer | 102652529 | Computer History Museum - CHM
There are four separate color images of the Cray computer on this print. The top left image shows the Cray with red panels at the bottom and a clear top portion that shows the interior of the …
Cray-2 marketing brochure - CHM Revolution
Behind the CPU is the Cray-2 cooling tower which re-circulated Fluorinert cooling fluid throughout the computer.
Cray-2 marketing brochure - CHM Revolution
Behind the CPU is the Cray-2 cooling tower which re-circulated Fluorinert cooling fluid throughout the computer.
View of Cray-2 showing circuit boards - CHM Revolution
The Cray-2 design resembles a large aquarium, with its circuit boards cooled by immersion in a special fluid called Fluorinert.
Cray 2 computer | 102652524 | Computer History Museum - CHM
This is a color image of two proofs of a Cray computer. The image on the left shows a man, wearing a checkered shirt, standing and reading a manual with his arms on top of the Cray. …