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When Were the First Supercomputers Developed?

Alexander Ross • • 6 min read
When Were the First Supercomputers Developed?

CDC 6600: In the beginning, 1964, there was the Control Data Corporation 6600, the first supercomputer.

When were the first super computers developed?

The CDC 6600, released in 1964, is sometimes considered the first supercomputer.

Which was the first supercomputer developed in 1976?

The Cray-1 was a supercomputer designed, manufactured and marketed by Cray Research. Announced in 1975, the first Cray-1 system was installed at Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1976.

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.