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Cray-1: The Super Computer

6:00PM July 19, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

Seymour Cray’s big super computer was crazy. It’s signals between components had to be timed by trimming long cables up to 1/16th of an inch at a time by hand and was basically interwoven with a giant refrigeration system. More »


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Tandy TRS-80: The Budget Computer

2:30AM July 19, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

Even back then, there were computers for people who couldn’t afford the more expensive stuff. Take this Tandy, which costs little more than a upgraded Netbook today. From Core Memory, photographed by Mark Richards and written by John Alderman. More »