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CDC 6600

The CDC 6600 is the flagship of the discontinued 6000 series of mainframe computer systems manufactured by Control Data Corporation. Generally considered to be the first successful supercomputer, it outperformed the industry's prior recordholder, the IBM 7030 Stretch, by a factor of three. With performance of up to three megaFLOPS, the CDC 6600 was the…

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CPU
60-bit processor @ 10 MHz
Designer
Seymour Cray
Dimensions
Height : 2,000 mm (79 in) Cabinet width: 810 mm (32 in) Cabinet length : 1,710 mm (67 in) Width overall : 4,190 mm (165 in)
Manufacturer
Control Data Corporation
Memory
Up to 982 kilobytes (131000 x 60 bits)
MIPS
2 MIPS

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CDC 6600

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Avg. degree1.98
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CDC 6600

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related to External links · 37
CDC 6600 → Bill Bhend, CDC, CDC STAR-100, Charles Babbage Institute, Chuck Hawley, Computer History Museum, Control Data, Control Data Corporation, Curt Alexander, Dave Resnick, DEC, Dennis Grinna, Discussion, Dolan Toth, Don Pagelkopf, Engineers, Five Year Reign, Gordon Bell, Howard Krohn, James ThorntonPresentation
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CDC 6600 → CDC, CP, CPU, CPUs, Cray, For, Further, I/O, Instead, KiB, PPs, The PPs, These, This, Typical
related to Models · 8
CDC 6600 → As, CDC, CPU, CPUs, For, Indeed, The, The CDC
CPU · 1
CDC 6600 → 60-bit processor @ 10 MHz
Designer · 1
CDC 6600 → Seymour Cray
Dimensions · 1
CDC 6600 → Height : 2,000 mm (79 in) Cabinet width: 810 mm (32 in) Cabinet length : 1,710 mm (67 in) Width overall : 4,190 mm (165 in)
Manufacturer · 1
CDC 6600 → Control Data Corporation
Memory · 1
CDC 6600 → Up to 982 kilobytes (131000 x 60 bits)
MIPS · 1
CDC 6600 → 2 MIPS
Operating system · 1
CDC 6600 → SCOPE, KRONOS

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memory cdc 6600 cpu system would central instructions could instruction machines processor operating time data used program processors pps cray

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CDC 6600CPU60-bit processor @ 10 MHz1.00infobox
CDC 6600DesignerSeymour Cray1.00infobox
CDC 6600DimensionsHeight : 2,000 mm (79 in) Cabinet width: 810 mm (32 in) Cabinet length : 1,710 mm (67 in) Width overall : 4,190 mm (165 in)1.00infobox
CDC 6600ManufacturerControl Data Corporation1.00infobox
CDC 6600MemoryUp to 982 kilobytes (131000 x 60 bits)1.00infobox
CDC 6600MIPS2 MIPS1.00infobox
CDC 6600Operating systemSCOPE, KRONOS1.00infobox
CDC 6600Power30 kW @ 208 V 400 Hz1.00infobox
CDC 6600PredecessorCDC 16041.00infobox
CDC 6600PriceUS$2,370,000 (equivalent to $24,600,000 in 2025)1.00infobox
CDC 6600Release dateSeptember 19641.00infobox
CDC 6600SuccessorCDC 76001.00infobox
CDC 6600Units sold100+1.00infobox
CDC 6600Weightabout 12,000 lb (6.0 short tons; 5.4 t)1.00infobox
CDC 6600is aflagship of the discontinued 6000 series of mainframe computer systems manufactured by Control Data Corporation0.90text

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