Looking for something functional

[spacec...@gmail.com]

I'm obsessed with old technology, especially technology from the
1970's that rivals some of todays computer power. I had some family
who used to work for Cray before SGI bought them. My aunt was a chip
debugger and my grandma was a security officer for their Chippewa
Falls campus.

Anyway, I would like to find a functional Cray machine, preferably
older. I don't have billions, millions, or even thousands to spend,
but I want to give one a home. I'm asking you, the comp.unix.cray
community to help me find one. I live near Madison, WI, a couple of
hours south of Chippewa Falls.

Please respond to this post or email me, [jamie][at]
[radioactiverussian][dot][com]. Thanks again!

[Eugene Miya]

In article <0183b297-ff8e-45a8...@l42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
<spacec...@gmail.com> wrote:
>I'm obsessed with old technology, ... OK.

>Anyway, I would like to find a functional Cray machine,

Not likely.
No Freon. Not that era.

>I don't have billions, millions, or even thousands to spend,

Well I think Nathan M. used his MS money for a non-working 1 in his
living room to which he's going to add #2 Babbage difference engine in a year.

You can probably still buy a 1 board from Tony Cole or the National
Atomic Museum in ABQ for a few $100. You just have to work a bit to
find Tony's web site. Other more confusing links will have higher page rank.

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[James Wilson]

<spacec...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:0183b297-ff8e-45a8...@l42g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...

Unlikely that you'll find anything really "interesting" but there's plenty
of EL9x/J9xx machines around. Those are air cooled so you have a chance of
having a working machine, if thats what you want. If you just want a piece
of nostalgia then Cray 2 & 3 boards come up one ePay occasionaly. The 3
boards are truly something to behold. In a sense it's a shame the machine
got parted out but then it was highly unlikely to ever work.

Regards,
James

[Eugene Miya]

In article <EfWdnQBc-6-pg17V...@pipex.net>,

James Wilson <ne...@machineroom.info> wrote:
>The 3
>boards are truly something to behold. In a sense it's a shame the machine
>got parted out but then it was highly unlikely to ever work.

was unlikely?
If Gombosi were still here, he'd take you to task. He ran on the thing.

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[James Wilson]

"Eugene Miya" <eug...@cse.ucsc.edu> wrote in message
news:48c83501$1@darkstar...

Perhaps, I could have phrased that slightly better ;-0

"unlikely to ever work _again_"