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Cray X-MP

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The Cray X-MP was a supercomputer designed, built and sold by Cray Research. It was announced in 1982 as the cleaned-up successor to the 1975 Cray-1, and was the world's fastest computer from 1983 to 1985 with a quad-processor system performance of 800 megaflops. Its principal designer was Steve Chen.

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Year
1982 1
Significance
World's fastest computer from 1983 to 1985 with a quad-processor system performance of 800 megaflops 2
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Invented By

Seymour Cray, Pioneers

Seymour Cray led the design of the Cray X-MP at Cray Research, released in 1982 as the first multiprocessor Cray system.

Source Wikipedia: Seymour Cray
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1. Wikidata: Cray X-MP
  • Wikidata Q266882, resolved via en.wikipedia pageprops (wave rule R-L)
  • Wikidata Q266882 P577 (publication/release date) claim -> 1982; checked 2026-09-28
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2. Cray X-MP - Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    It was the world's fastest computer from 1983 to 1985 with a quad-processor system performance of 800 MFLOPS.
  • In Group: Cray Research and Control Data Vector Supercomputers, designed built and sold by Cray Research announced 1982
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