CDC STAR-100
E1033550
The CDC STAR-100 was a pioneering vector supercomputer from the early 1970s designed for high-speed scientific and engineering computations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CDC STAR-100 canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
supercomputer
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vector supercomputer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | STAR-100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| applicationDomain |
engineering simulation
ⓘ
numerical analysis ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ |
| architectureType |
pipeline architecture
ⓘ
vector processing ⓘ |
| company | Control Data Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competition |
Cray-1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ILLIAC IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| computingParadigm | vector processing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy | CDC STAR project team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
engineering computations
ⓘ
high-speed scientific computations ⓘ |
| designer | Control Data Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | third generation computers ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the earliest commercial vector supercomputers
ⓘ
pioneered vector processing in commercial systems ⓘ |
| influenced |
CDC Cyber 205
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cray-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced |
1974
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Control Data Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | high-performance computing ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | STAR stands for STrings of Arithmetic Registers ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
hardware vector instructions
ⓘ
high memory bandwidth for its time ⓘ long vector registers ⓘ |
| numericRepresentation | floating-point ⓘ |
| operatingEnvironment | large data centers ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | 1970s ⓘ |
| primaryProgrammingLanguage | FORTRAN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successor | CDC Cyber 205 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetCustomers |
government laboratories
ⓘ
large industrial engineering organizations ⓘ research institutions ⓘ |
| technologyNode | integrated circuit technology ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aerodynamic analysis
ⓘ
fluid dynamics simulations ⓘ physics simulations ⓘ weather modeling ⓘ |
| vendor | Control Data Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wordLength | 64-bit ⓘ |
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