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Seymour Cray's Only Surviving Talk: "Cray-1 Introduction" (1976, LANL)

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Seymour Cray's Only Surviving Talk: "Cray-1 Introduction" (1976, LANL)

Seymour Cray's only surviving recorded talk, introducing the Cray-1 supercomputer in 1976. He describes the machine's design, including its vector architecture and cooling through the frame.

Cited as a rare first-hand account from Cray, loved for details like the aluminum machining invented to carry Freon through the frame.

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