These days, the Cray-1, Cray Research Inc’s original supercomputer and the most powerful machine available in its heyday little more than a decade ago, is regarded as not much more than a museum piece – but hold it! The Cray-1 lives. According to Newsbytes, the Minneapolis company is working on integrating the entire processor of the Cray-1 onto a single chip: the Cray-1 microprocessor is expected to be ready within 18 months and to deliver 160 MFLOPS. But it is likely to be the world’s most expensive microcomputer with a price tag of $1m.
