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Sinclair-Speccy | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 Nearly a century ago on September 28, 1925, Seymour Cray, a pioneering figure in the world of supercomputing, was born. 

He went on to become the founder of Cray Inc. Seymour Cray was a pioneer in the field of computer architecture and is best known for designing some of the world's fastest supercomputers during his career.

Despite his passing on October 5, 1996, at the age of 71, Seymour Cray's legacy lives on in the world of supercomputing.

#RetroTechnology #Cray #TechHistory

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1e483100 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @af151d0b Made the world’s fastest computers at CDC, then the world’s fastest at Cray. Right here in the Twin Cities and in Chippewa Falls, WI.

Dude was legit a character in more ways than one. Recommend reading a bit about the guy. Hint: Tunnels.

Shame Cray ended up being ran by shit company (HP) in the end:( Equally shame that HP went from such a cool engineering company to utter trash. Fiorina was one of the most useless CEOs (and an even worse politician).