Control Data 6600

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf supercomputer
gptkbp:architect gptkb:CDC_6000_series
gptkbp:availability limited production
gptkbp:coolingSystem air-cooled
gptkbp:design gptkb:Seymour_Cray
gptkbp:discontinued 1970s
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first supercomputer to use pipelining
influenced future supercomputer designs
pioneered the use of transistors
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Control Data 6600
gptkbp:inputOutput card readers
magnetic tape
line printers
gptkbp:introduced 1964
gptkbp:language Assembly language
FORTRAN
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:CDC_6400
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Control_Data_Corporation
gptkbp:marketSegment education
government
industry
gptkbp:notableFeature high-speed arithmetic
vector processing
multiprocessing
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:University_of_Illinois
gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
NASA
gptkbp:offers approximately $8 million
gptkbp:operatingHours SCOPE
gptkbp:performance 3 million instructions per second
gptkbp:powers up to 100 kW
gptkbp:primaryUser available online
gptkbp:RAM up to 1 megaword
gptkbp:researchInterest cryptography
computer graphics
fluid dynamics
mathematical modeling
aerospace engineering
weather forecasting
biomedical research
particle physics
climate modeling
nuclear simulations
gptkbp:successor gptkb:CDC_7600
gptkb:Control_Data_7600
gptkb:CDC_8600
gptkbp:type mainframe computer
gptkbp:usedIn scientific research
gptkbp:weight approximately 10 tons