[vcf-midatlantic] Old Super computers ( Was Re: Apparently Authentic Apple 1 on eBay )

[Dave Wade]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vcf-midatlantic [mailto:vcf-midatlantic-
> bounces at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org] On Behalf Of Corey Cohen via
> vcf-midatlantic
> Sent: 28 May 2016 12:36
> To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org>
> Cc: Corey Cohen <applecorey at optonline.net>
> Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Old Super computers ( Was Re: Apparently
> Authentic Apple 1 on eBay )
> 
> 
> 
> On May 27, 2016, at 9:25 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-
> midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
> 
> >>> I know. I've seen a few, but they are all in museums.
> >
> > Dave had two of them, he put the other in our museum. :)
> 
> Dave has a great collection of Cray stuff.  I think he said his first big
iron was a
> Cray and that is what started his obsession.
> 
> I still kick myself for throwing out a smallish Cray Origin system that I
was using
> in my basement as a webserver/firewall/Flight simulator.  Granted it was a
> rebranded SGI with some extra bells and whistles but it still said Cray
:-)
> 
> This was way before I was into the hobby.
> 
> Cheers,
> Corey

Many Crays were leased, and so were re-possessed by Cray when
de-commissioned.  Serial No.1 travelled the world. Some pics here:-

http://tardis.dl.ac.uk/computing_history/cray-1s.html

Dave
G4UGM