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dibujaron | 7 months ago

Thinking Machines was chosen over the Cray because they had more visual appeal. Sheryl Handler the CEO had (has) a real flair for and it showed; they were neat looking machines

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eddieh|7 months ago

The Cray machines looked more like an airport seating area. Or with later models, obstacles in a laser tag arena. While the Thinking Machines with the moving LEDs looked alive, almost like it was designed to be a character in a movie, which they became.

boznz|7 months ago

Maybe the new company should consider something like this for the next investor show and tell

https://rodyne.com/?p=1674

riffic|7 months ago

what? Cray machines were pretty rad looking in their own way.

CamperBob2|7 months ago

They were, but they didn't blink.