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From: 3ksnn64@cidmac.ecn.purdue.edu (Joe Cychosz)
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Subject: Re: What class of machine is a Cyber 200?
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Date: 30 Nov 90 22:00:48 GMT
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In article <1990Nov30.170025.27096@ccad.uiowa.edu> timv@ccad.uiowa.edu (Timothy VanFosson) writes:
>We have the possiblity of obtaining a Cyber 200 series computer
>with a Cyber 18-20 (?) front-end, but I have no idea what this machine
>is (exactly), how big it is, or how it compares to other machines
>in terms of CPU performance.  The person who is responsible for
>surplusing this equipment was of little help.

This is a big/fast machine.  It is a vector processor comparable in speed
to a Cray.

Vector length = 65000
Cycle time    = 20ns
MFLOPS        = 200 (64 bit) 400 (32 bit) assumes 2 pipe machine, maximum
		speed (i.e., long vectors)
MIPS	      = about 60 scalar
Weight	      = about 32,000lbs including peripherials


The computing center here has to of these machinces.
The Cyber 18-20 is used for maintenance, not job entry/etc.