Post #983950
2026-04-07 18:38 UTC
I am slightly obsessed with this. It's the sort of thing I wouldn't mind on a mug or a t-shirt 😅
As most people know, Apple owned a Cray for a relatively unsuccessful first stab at their own processor design.
This was uploaded by the wonderful @bitsavers recently!
(Original link is here: https://bitsavers.org/pdf/apple/atg/aquarius/)
Replies (5)
-
@DosFox@tech.lgbt 2026-04-07 18:41
Also, apparently they managed to get Mac OS running on a Macintosh emulator on the Cray?? “.. they sometimes ran the first XMP as a single user MacOS emulator … They had a custom built frame buffer and a mouse hooked up to the IOP (Input/Output Processor).” (From https://cray-history.net/2021/07/16/apple-computer-and-cray-research-some-notes/)
-
@rl_dane@polymaths.social 2026-04-07 18:40
@DosFox @bitsavers That's amazing, but abusing line art with JPEG compression like that is a crime. XD
-
@FlitsFlash@floofy.tech 2026-04-07 18:56
@DosFox Hehe, @DeltaWye
-
@pierrenick@hachyderm.io 2026-04-08 12:15
@DosFox Proportionally speaking, that would be a HUGE mouse attached to it. (But wow, cool all those documents!)
-
@bitsavers@oldbytes.space 2026-04-08 14:40
@DosFox Bonus points for people who know why the Cray was purple (along with all of the Herman Miller cubes in VG3)