cray research
Recommended Reading
I bought twenty copies of this book when it was published in 1997, and gave them all to friends. Silly, really, I don't have a copy left to re-read which I would like to do now that I have been inspired by the piece below. As the blurb says:
![]() The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the Supercomputer |
"The fast-paced story of the geniuses who built the machines that blazed the trail for the Information Age. The Supermen offers the first up-close profile of Seymour Cray, the brilliant and reputedly eccentric designer of the world's fastest computers. Capturing the seat-of-the-pants spirit of the early computing age, Charles Murray focuses on the inspiring success of Cray and a small group of maverick engineers who beat out goliath IBM to become the runaway industry leaders. Chronicling each major breakthrough, Murray takes us behind the scenes to witness late-night brainstorming sessions and miraculous eleventh-hour fixes. Drawing from rare in-depth interviews with Seymour Cray, Murray gives us an unparalleled portrait of the man and his methods."
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I have also organised a selection of recommended reading on business, computing and on-line topics you might find useful:
Mark Griffin
Mark founded Cyberpoint back in March 1995 when he realised how important the Internet was to become, and he has been fully vindicated in that confidence.




