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gptkbp:instanceOf
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supercomputer
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gptkbp:architect
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gptkb:von_Neumann_architecture
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gptkbp:coolingSystem
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liquid cooling
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gptkbp:dataBusWidth
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60 bits
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gptkbp:dataUsage
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up to 1.5 MB/s
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:Seymour_Cray
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gptkbp:developer
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3 years
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gptkbp:endOfLife
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1976
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CDC 6600
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gptkbp:impact
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set benchmarks for performance
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:IBM_System/360
Cray-1
future supercomputer designs
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gptkbp:inputOutput
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peripheral devices
12 channels
up to 1.5 million characters per second
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gptkbp:instructionSet
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complex instruction set
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gptkbp:introduced
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1964
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gptkbp:language
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FORTRAN
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gptkbp:lastProduced
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1972
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gptkbp:legacy
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paved the way for modern supercomputers
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Control_Data_Corporation
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gptkbp:marketedAs
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government and research institutions
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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assembly language
first supercomputer to use pipelining
first to use multiple functional units
first to use vector processing
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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parallel processing capabilities
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gptkbp:notableUsers
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gptkb:University_of_Illinois
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkb:MIT
gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
NASA
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gptkbp:numberOfStudents
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approximately 100 built
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gptkbp:operatingHours
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gptkb:Control_Data_NOS
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gptkbp:performance
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3 million instructions per second
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gptkbp:powers
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up to 150 kW
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:CDC_6400
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gptkbp:RAM
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core memory
up to 1 megaword
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gptkbp:registration
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60 registers
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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1 MIPS performance
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gptkbp:speed
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up to 10 MHz
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gptkbp:startsAt
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$8 million
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:CDC_8800
gptkb:CDC_7600
gptkb:CDC_8600
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gptkbp:surface
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hardware support
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gptkbp:usedIn
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scientific research
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gptkbp:weight
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approximately 30 tons
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