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Q: super computers ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   1 Comment )
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Subject: super computers
Category: Computers > Hardware
Asked by: gigi28bern-ga
List Price: $5.00
Posted: 30 Sep 2003 10:05 PDT
Expires: 30 Oct 2003 09:05 PST
Question ID: 261565
where can I buy CRAY supercomputer and how much does it cost?
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Subject: Re: super computers
Answered By: bikerman-ga on 30 Sep 2003 12:42 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello, gigi28bern-ga;

If you are interested in buying a new Cray, you can only purchase
them from Cray Inc.  (I contacted Cray over the phone to confirm
this.)  Cray has offices around the world:

U.S. Field Offices:
http://www.cray.com/company/us_field_offices.html

International Offices:
http://www.cray.com/company/international_offices.html

The cost of a new Cray system ranges from $2,000,000 US to
$100,000,000 US.

If you would like a used Cray, you might want to check out part 4
of the Cray FAQ, "Buying a previously owned machine":
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/abm64/CrayWWWStuff/Cfaqp4.html#TOC1


Additional Links:

The Cray homepage:
http://www.cray.com/

Cray contact information page:
http://www.cray.com/company/contact.html


Search Strategy:

Google Search:
CRAY supercomputer
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=CRAY+supercomputer&spell=1


I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bikerman
gigi28bern-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars

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Subject: Re: super computers
From: pinkfreud-ga on 30 Sep 2003 10:17 PDT
 
This may be of interest:

"Interested in owning a Cray supercomputer? Tony Cole is your man.
Cole's company, MemoryBilia (San Mateo, CA) sells various pieces of
Cray supercomputers for prices ranging from a few hundred dollars for
memory boards encased in lucite to several thousand dollars for a
Cray-1 chassis (for those in the market for a very expensive bench).
Five years ago, Cole bought Lawrence Livermore Labs' Cray-1, which was
about to be junked, for $10,101.01 (it originally cost $19 million).
Two years later, Cole called Cray Supercomputers to try and track down
more equipment. After persisting for two months, Cole finally got
through to Seymour Cray himself, and managed to buy a Cray-2, Cray-3,
and Cray-4 for $5000. Cray may have got the better of the deal, since
$5000 was more than they would have received from the junkyard."

http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:v3paC8NOb4MJ:www.ddj.com/documents/s%3D920/ddj9805v/+%22buy+a+cray%22&hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8

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