CDC 6600 computer

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mainframe computer
gptkbp:architecture 60-bit
gptkbp:category mainframe computer
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:CERN
gptkb:Lawrence_Livermore_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Seymour_Cray
gptkbp:displayType console with CRT display
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CDC 6600 computer
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:CDC_7600
gptkb:Cray-1
gptkbp:input punched card reader
console keyboard
gptkbp:instructionPipelining yes
gptkbp:instructionSet custom 60-bit instruction set
gptkbp:mainProcessorType central processor (CP)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Control_Data_Corporation
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Big_Iron
gptkbp:notableFor first successful supercomputer
fastest computer in the world from 1964 to 1969
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:CERN
gptkb:Lawrence_Livermore_National_Laboratory
gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkb:National_Center_for_Atmospheric_Research
gptkb:Atomic_Energy_Research_Establishment_(UK)
gptkbp:numberOfPeripheralProcessors 10
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:KRONOS
gptkb:NOS
gptkb:SCOPE
gptkbp:output gptkb:print
console display
gptkbp:parallelProcessing yes (peripheral processors)
gptkbp:peripheralProcessorType peripheral processors (PPs)
gptkbp:powerSource about 100 kW
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:CDC_1604
gptkbp:priceRange $6-10 million (1964 USD)
gptkbp:RAM magnetic core memory
up to 128 KB
gptkbp:releaseYear 1964
gptkbp:speed 10 MHz
gptkbp:storage magnetic tape
disk storage
gptkbp:successor gptkb:CDC_7600
gptkbp:technology discrete transistors
no integrated circuits
gptkbp:totalProduced about 100 units
gptkbp:usedIn nuclear weapons research
scientific computing
weather forecasting
gptkbp:weight about 3 tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NLS_(oN-Line_System)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3