[net.sources.mac] Verrry Interesting....Apple gets a CRAY-XMP..?

spector@acf4.UUCP (David HM Spector) (01/15/86)

Just saw this in mod.supercomputer and thought it might generate some
interesting discussion/speculation...


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From: ima!inmet!ada-uts!brianu@harvard.UUCP
The rumor is true; Apple Computers is getting a Cray-XMP 48 in March 1986.
What is unusual is the short lead time.  Normally it takes a year or so
waiting to get a machine.  However, Apple said they wanted real bad at the
same time that another customer was not sure that they wanted to finalize.
The other customer put it off 24 hours and BANG! Apple gets their machine
and th eother customer waits until later.  He who hesitates has lost.
  Apple says they want it for CAD/CAM work, but if you believe that...
  
  Brian Utterback
  Intermetrics Inc.
  733 Concord Ave. Cambridge MA. 02138. (617) 661-1840
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Hmmm... any ideas?

			David Spector
			NYU/acf Systems Group
			Spector@NYU
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hes@ecsvax.UUCP (01/20/86)

>   Apple says they want it for CAD/CAM work, but if you believe that...
>   
>   Brian Utterback
> 			David Spector
  At AppleWorld they explained that it would be used for simulation
studies of new architectures ...
--henry schaffer