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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: architectural goals, Byte Addressability And Beyond
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On Thu, 6 Jun 2024 02:42:20 +0000, MitchAlsup1 wrote:

> Cray sold the first CRAY-1 for $60M this is what the nuclear physicists
> could afford; writing off the entire development costs.

I think the Cray-1 line was the only product family from Cray Research/
Cray Computer that made money. I don’t think the Cray-2 machines were 
profitable; only two (I think) Cray-3 units were built, and Seymour gave 
them both away; and the Cray-4 was never finished.