Surprising Product
Cray and Microsoft have teamed to create an affordable supercomputer. The Cray X11 will run Windows HPC Server 2008, with prices starting at $25,000. It will be possible to order this computer online with a credit card.
Things have changed dramatically since I was a summer intern at Cray in the 80s. Every new machine they made was the World's Fastest Computer. Purchase included two full-time Cray employees would would stay on-site and on-call to maintain the machine. Machine prices started at $5,000,0000.
Things have changed dramatically since I was a summer intern at Cray in the 80s. Every new machine they made was the World's Fastest Computer. Purchase included two full-time Cray employees would would stay on-site and on-call to maintain the machine. Machine prices started at $5,000,0000.