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From: eugene@pioneer.arpa (Eugene N. Miya)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Cray architecture
Message-ID: <6441@ames.arpa>
Date: 25 Mar 88 04:48:08 GMT
References: <7762@alice.UUCP> <536@a.UUCP>
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Summary: No it's not!

In article <536@a.UUCP> jlg@a.UUCP (Jim Giles) writes:
>The photo of the Y-MP in Scientific American this month shows a C-shaped

Sorry, no it's not, it's actually a flattened Y.  Take a closer look.
The slightly oblique view helps. Rotate the cabinet in your brain.... Oh, yeah!
Also see Time magazine.

So, everybody getting one, raise your hand! (Or two if two) ;-)

On Giles comments about Fortran: there are some superior features
in those other languages, it's just that overall benefit does not result in
faster execution [like structures or records, I hate passing multiple arrays
or using higher-dimensioned arrays].

From the Rock of Ages Home for Retired Hackers:

--eugene miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@ames-aurora.ARPA
  "You trust the `reply' command with all those different mailers out there?"
  "Send mail, avoid follow-ups.  If enough, I'll summarize."
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