CDC 6600 was fastest computer in the world in mid-1960s
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CDC 6600 was a pioneering supercomputer of the mid-1960s that set new performance standards and is often regarded as the first successful supercomputer.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| CDC 6600 | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
mainframe computer
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supercomputer ⓘ |
| architecture | 60-bit word architecture ⓘ |
| category | pioneering supercomputer of the mid-1960s ⓘ |
| clockSpeed | about 10 MHz ⓘ |
| commercialSuccess | sold dozens of systems worldwide ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designer | Seymour Cray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedAt | Control Data Corporation facilities in Minnesota ⓘ |
| era | 1960s ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCharacteristic | distinctive C-shaped cabinet layout ⓘ |
| heldTitle | world's fastest computer ⓘ |
| heldTitleFrom | 1964 ⓘ |
| heldTitleUntil | 1969 ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Cray supercomputers
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vector and parallel supercomputer design ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| legacy | milestone in high-performance computing history ⓘ |
| mainProcessorType | central processor with hardwired control ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Control Data Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market |
high-performance computing
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scientific computing ⓘ |
| maximumMemory | up to 131,072 60-bit words ⓘ |
| memoryType | magnetic core memory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being considered the first successful supercomputer
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pioneering use of multiple peripheral processors ⓘ very high performance for its time ⓘ |
| numberOfPeripheralProcessors | 10 GENERATED ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
KRONOS
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SCOPE ⓘ |
| peakPerformance | about 3 megaFLOPS ⓘ |
| powerConsumption | on the order of hundreds of kilowatts ⓘ |
| projectStartDate | early 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| status | fastest computer in the world in the mid-1960s ⓘ |
| surpassedBy | CDC 7600 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyNode | discrete transistor logic ⓘ |
| usedBy |
government agencies
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national laboratories ⓘ research universities ⓘ |
| usedCooling | freon-based refrigeration system ⓘ |
| usedFor |
engineering calculations
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nuclear weapons research ⓘ scientific simulations ⓘ |
| usedPeripheralProcessorsFor | I/O and operating system tasks ⓘ |
| usedTransistorType | silicon transistors ⓘ |
| wordSize | 60-bit ⓘ |
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CDC 6600 was fastest computer in the world in mid-1960s
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