This summer, dive into the world of computing and witness rare tech artifacts like Atari’s original Pong prototype and the Cray-1 supercomputer. | Computer History Museum

Before Silicon Valley, there was Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin—the birthplace of the Cray-1 supercomputer. 🐄 Seymour Cray, the mastermind behind this revolutionary machine, had his own way of doing things—some call it "The Cray Way." Learn more about Cray in our exhibition, Revolution: The First 2000 Years of Computing. 📸 Imagery credits: Control Data Corporation, Charles Babbage Institute, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Chippewa Falls Museum of INdustry and Technology, Cray Research, Inc., Engi

Chip and Board from the Cray-1 Supercomputer, the perfect gift for serious collectors! 💾 - Constructed in the 1970s, the Cray-1 was the first commercially successful supercomputer. Earlier attempts to create a viable supercomputer involved the use of incredibly complex integrated circuits. Eschewing the methods of the past, Cray created a new kind of supercomputer company using just four main principles: simplicity, size, discipline, and cooling. - This item includes two (2) specimens: a surfac