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Connection Machine

The Connection Machine (CM) is a member of a series of massively parallel supercomputers sold by Thinking Machines Corporation. The idea for the Connection Machine grew out of doctoral research on alternatives to the traditional von Neumann architecture of computers by Danny Hillis at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the early 1980s.…

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CPU
Up to 65,536 1-bit processors (CM-1 and CM-2)
Dimensions
≈6 × 6 × 6 ft (1.8 × 1.8 × 1.8 m) (CM-1 and CM-2)
FLOPS
2.5 gigaFLOPS (CM-2) · 65.5 gigaFLOPS (FROSTBURG CM-5)
Manufacturer
Thinking Machines Corporation
Memory
512 MB (CM-2) · 10 GB (FROSTBURG CM-5)
Release date
1986 (CM-1) · 1987 (CM-2) · 1991 (CM-5)

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Connection Machine

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Avg. degree1.97
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Connection Machine

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related to Origin of idea · 20
Connection Machine → ACM Distinguished Dissertation, At TMC, Cambridge, CM-1 Connection Machine, Computer Science, CPU, Danny Hillis, Electrical Engineering, Hillis, Lisp, MA, Massachusetts, MIT, PhD, Sheryl Handler, The, Thinking Machines Corporation, TMC, Very, Waltham
related to Visual design · 13
Connection Machine → By, CM-1, CM-2, CM-200, Connection Machines, In, LED, LEDs, SIMD, Tamiko Thiel, The, The CM-1, Those
see also · 8
Connection Machine → BlinkenlightsBrewster Kahle, CM-5, Connection, Connection MachineDavid, Hillis, NON-VON, NSAGoodyear MPPICL DAPMasParParallel, Shaw
related to External links · 7
Connection Machine → CM-1/2/200Feynman, CM-2, CM-5, Connection MachineLiquid Selves, Gallery, Manuals Archived, Wayback MachineTamiko Thiel
Release date · 3
Connection Machine → 1986 (CM-1), 1987 (CM-2), 1991 (CM-5)
FLOPS · 2
Connection Machine → 2.5 gigaFLOPS (CM-2), 65.5 gigaFLOPS (FROSTBURG CM-5)
Memory · 2
Connection Machine → 10 GB (FROSTBURG CM-5), 512 MB (CM-2)
Storage · 2
Connection Machine → Up to 80 GB with eight DataVaults (CM-1 and CM-2), ≈ 2 TB (FROSTBURG CM-5)
CPU · 1
Connection Machine → Up to 65,536 1-bit processors (CM-1 and CM-2)
Dimensions · 1
Connection Machine → ≈6 × 6 × 6 ft (1.8 × 1.8 × 1.8 m) (CM-1 and CM-2)

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Connection MachineCPUUp to 65,536 1-bit processors (CM-1 and CM-2)1.00infobox
Connection MachineDimensions≈6 × 6 × 6 ft (1.8 × 1.8 × 1.8 m) (CM-1 and CM-2)1.00infobox
Connection MachineFLOPS2.5 gigaFLOPS (CM-2)1.00infobox
Connection MachineFLOPS65.5 gigaFLOPS (FROSTBURG CM-5)1.00infobox
Connection MachineManufacturerThinking Machines Corporation1.00infobox
Connection MachineMemory512 MB (CM-2)1.00infobox
Connection MachineMemory10 GB (FROSTBURG CM-5)1.00infobox
Connection MachineRelease date1986 (CM-1)1.00infobox
Connection MachineRelease date1987 (CM-2)1.00infobox
Connection MachineRelease date1991 (CM-5)1.00infobox
Connection MachineStorageUp to 80 GB with eight DataVaults (CM-1 and CM-2)1.00infobox
Connection MachineStorage≈ 2 TB (FROSTBURG CM-5)1.00infobox
Connection MachineUnits soldAt least 701.00infobox
Connection MachineWeight1,268 lb (575 kg) (CM-2)1.00infobox

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