CDC 6000 series

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mainframe computer
gptkbp:architecture gptkb:Peripheral_Processor_(PP)
60-bit word
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Seymour_Cray
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CDC 6000 series
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:CDC_7600
gptkb:Cray-1
supercomputer design
gptkbp:instructionLength 15 or 30 bits
gptkbp:instructionSet RISC-like
gptkbp:introduced 1964
gptkbp:length 60 bits
gptkbp:mainProcessorType scalar processor
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Control_Data_Corporation
gptkbp:marketedAs 1964-1976
gptkbp:memoryType magnetic core memory
gptkbp:notableFeature liquid cooling (CDC 6600)
parallel processing (via PPs)
separation of I/O and computation
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:ALGOL_compiler
gptkb:COMPASS_assembler
gptkb:LISP_interpreter
gptkb:Pascal_compiler
COBOL compiler
first successful supercomputer
Fortran compiler
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:CDC_6500
gptkb:CDC_6600
gptkb:CDC_6700
gptkb:CDC_6400
gptkbp:notablePeripheral gptkb:print
gptkb:CDC_793_tape_drive
gptkb:CDC_844_disk_drive
SD card
card punch
console typewriter
magnetic tape drive
plotter
typewriter
paper tape punch
teletype terminal
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:CERN
gptkb:Lawrence_Livermore_National_Laboratory
gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:numberOfPeripheralProcessors 10
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:NOS
gptkb:SCOPE
gptkb:Kronos
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:CDC_3000_series
gptkbp:processor Central Processor (CP)
gptkbp:registration 8 address registers
8 floating-point registers
8 general-purpose registers
gptkbp:speed 10 MHz (CDC 6600)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:CDC_7600
gptkbp:usedIn nuclear research
scientific computing
weather forecasting
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CDC_6500
gptkb:CDC_6500_Computer
gptkb:CDC_7600
gptkb:CDC_7600_Computer
gptkb:CDC_3000_series
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5