In 1976, Seymour Cray designed and Cay Research, Inc. released the Cray-1 supercomputer, said to be ten times more powerful than any other computer in the world. In 1985, the company released the Cray ...

The Cray-1, released in 1976, was one of the most successful supercomputers of all time. The Freon-cooled computer was clocked at a heady 80MHz and capable of up to 250 megaflops -- much more than any ...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - A community celebration for what some call, a technology legend. Sunday would have been Seymour Cray’s 100th birthday, continuing to honor his work in supercomputer ...

Seymour Cray, Jr. just wanted to make the world’s best supercomputer. So the idea to hire noted photographer Lee Friedlander to capture Cray Research at its peak in 1986 came from CEO John Rollwagen, ...

SEATTLE (Reuters) - "Big data" means big computers, and good news for Cray Inc. The pioneer of supercomputers in the 1970s stood on the brink of obscurity 20 years ago but is now surging back to ...

Seymour Cray showed off the Cray-1 supercomputer built in 1976 by Cray Research in Chippewa Falls, Wis. Cray revolutionized computing, ramping up productivity and speed with each new design. (The ...

NELSON Richard K. “Dick”, A pioneering software engineer and founding developer of the supercomputer at Cray Research, passed away on April 12, 2025 at the age of 95 in Bloomington, MN. Dick, beloved ...

The world would be a much different place without Cray Inc. Here's a simple fact. Without the Chippewa Falls company, our national defense and our nation's scientific knowledge would be much ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A company founded in the Chippewa Valley is being honored as Wisconsin’s entry in the American Innovation series of $1 coins. The series, which dates to 2018, honors people and ...

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