Behind The ConsoleFeb 5

Cray collection

we collected a bunch of Crays. The Y-MP EL in front is currently working, the others behind will be restored one day.

Collection of Crays

Crays and Cybers

These two will only be for display, but won't be running again.

Cray T3D

https://www.behindtheconsole.com/2026/02/05/cray-collection/

#VintageComputing #CRAY #datArena #VintageComputerLab #BTC

Wolfgang StiefFeb 3
Hardware Patch. #onepicaday #vintagecomputing #cray #computeboard #pcb #wires #soldering
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jan 28
#NASA Launches Its Most Powerful, Efficient #Supercomputer bringing #Athena Online at #AmesResearchCenter
Composed of 4 #HPE #Cray #EX4000 racks, with 264,144 cores, 768TB of memory, and a 20.132 Pflop/s theoretical peak! Likely placing it in the top 100 of the #Top500 list.
https://www.nasa.gov/technology/computing/nasa-launches-its-most-powerful-efficient-supercomputer/
NASA Launches Its Most Powerful, Efficient Supercomputer - NASA

NASA is announcing the availability of its newest supercomputer, Athena, an advanced system designed to support a new generation of missions and research

NASA
Wolfgang StiefJan 4
From time to time I need to lookup some rarely used vi commands. Good to have a vi reference card laying around at my desk 😀 #vintagecomputing #cray #vi #unicos
Child of darknessJan 4

#Uff A new “must-have” has appeared on the horizon: The #cray #mug 😍
https://shop.computerhistory.org/products/chm-cray-mug-black-blue?variant=50956761170231

F**, I'm old 🤣

Cray Mug 14oz.

filidDec 30

#FotoVorschlag ‚Dinge die mit Y beginnen‘

Meine geliebte Y-MP EL von #cray #vintagecomputing

Show threadfilidDec 17
@rahmstorf <sakrasm>Oh, da wird dann eine Menge an Supercomputer frei. Ich nehme gerne deren #Cray... </sarkasm>
Die sind seit langem eine der grossen Atmosphären Forschungsplätze, die NCAR.
Wolfgang StiefDec 14
Coolant distribution to CPU-Boards inside some Cray supercomputer (T3D or C90). #onepicaday #vintagecomputing #cray #supercomputer #watercooling #craycyber #datarena
Wolfgang StiefDec 3
Not Aus / Emergency Off. #onepicaday #vintagecomputing #cray #crayc90 #c90 #supercomputer
Behind The ConsoleDec 2

Commands I did not know about so far:
whodo. #Cray #datArena

# whodo
Fri Dec 2 20:51:04 CST 1994
sn5176
ttyp000 operator 19:54 (pc)
ttyp000 525 0:09 make
ttyp000 4035 0:00 cc
ttyp000 4041 0:01 ccom
ttyp001 operator 19:55 (pc)
ttyp001 4043 0:00 ps
ttyp001 4046 0:00 ed