No bids at time of writing for historical computing gear
Three Cray supercomputers from the 1990s are up for sale at auction.
As reported by Tom’s Hardware and others, RWB Auctions Limited is listing three Cray supercomputers for auction with the Saleroom.
– RWB Auctions Limited
RWB said the supercomputers come from Dan Goldsmith, “a self-confessed IT nerd.”
According to a post on Cray History, Goldsmith stored the systems at the offices of his IT workstation company, Amari Ltd., in Watford, where he would occasionally allow visitors.
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Computer model later played a key role in the creation of the World Wide Web
Cache of Turing’s work was almost shredded after being discovered in a house clearance in London last year
Over 2,000 pieces were containerized and trucked back to California for the museum’s permanent collection.
Las computadoras NABU permitían conectarse a una red predecesora de la World Wide Web
