CDC 8000 series

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf computer architecture
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:von_Neumann_architecture
gptkbp:compatibleWith limited
gptkbp:component multi-user system
gptkbp:coolingSystem air cooling
gptkbp:dataBusWidth 24 bits
gptkbp:dataUsage high
disk storage
batch processing
gptkbp:design performance over cost
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Control_Data_Corporation
gptkbp:developer gptkb:Seymour_Cray
gptkbp:endOfLife 1970s
gptkbp:equipment transistors
gptkbp:firstPublished gptkb:CDC_8000
gptkb:CDC_8000B
gptkbp:historicalImpact influenced future supercomputers
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early supercomputer development
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CDC 8000 series
gptkbp:inputOutput fast
magnetic tape
printers
keyboards
gptkbp:instructionSet assembly language
gptkbp:introduced 1960s
gptkbp:language FORTRAN
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:CDC_6600
gptkbp:marketedAs high-performance computing system
gptkbp:marketSegment weather forecasting
government and academia
gptkbp:network limited
gptkbp:notableFeature parallel processing
high-speed arithmetic
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:operatingHours gptkb:CDC_SCOPE
gptkbp:operationalStatus batch processing
gptkbp:performance floating-point operations per second
gptkbp:powers high
gptkbp:primaryUser research institutions
gptkbp:processor transistor-based
gptkbp:productionCompany 1950s to 1960s
gptkbp:RAM core memory
gptkbp:researchInterest nuclear physics
gptkbp:safety_features parity bits
gptkbp:speed 1 MHz
gptkbp:storage up to 32 KB
gptkbp:successor gptkb:CDC_9000_series
gptkb:CDC_8600
gptkbp:technology mainframe computers
gptkbp:usedIn scientific computing
gptkbp:userInterface command line