Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!udel!nigel.ee.udel.edu!mccalpin From: mccalpin@perelandra.cms.udel.edu (John D. McCalpin) Newsgroups: comp.unix.cray Subject: Re: How much is a cray ?? Message-ID: Date: 3 Jun 91 18:22:09 GMT References: <1991Jun3.034841.25633@marlin.jcu.edu.au> <093454.14049@timbuk.cray.com> Sender: usenet@ee.udel.edu Organization: College of Marine Studies, U. Del. Lines: 31 Nntp-Posting-Host: perelandra.cms.udel.edu In-reply-to: dre@sequoia.cray.com's message of 3 Jun 91 17:16:15 GMT >>>>> On 3 Jun 91 17:16:15 GMT, dre@sequoia.cray.com (Dennis Ellis) said: Dennis> The system configurations are (roughly): Dennis> XMS about $300,000 Dennis> YMP-EL about $400,000 to $1,000,000 Dennis> YMP2E about $2,000,000 to 5,000,000 Dennis> YMP4E about $4,000,000 to 10,000,000 Dennis> YMP8I about $15,000,000 Dennis> YMP8E about $20,000,000 Dennis> These are ranges (obviously) and approximate prices Dennis> (depending on the details of the configurations and add-ons) I have never seen a technical summary of the models XMS or Y/MP-EL. What are their vital statistics? If the XMS is really X/MP compatible, then I guess all I need is the clock speed. If not, what is the maximum sustainable memory bandwidth from main memory to vector registers? Ditto for the YMP/EL. Thanks! -- John D. McCalpin mccalpin@perelandra.cms.udel.edu Assistant Professor mccalpin@brahms.udel.edu College of Marine Studies, U. Del. J.MCCALPIN/OMNET