Supercomputers once worth millions to be auctioned
Supercomputers from the 1990s, once valued at millions, are set to be auctioned in Wiltshire. The collection includes a Cray Triton T-932, one of only three remaining in the world, and a Cray T3D known as Typhoon, which was once the fastest supercomputer in Europe. The auction will conclude on May 31, with starting prices of £40,000 and £60,000 for the respective machines.
- ▪The Cray Triton T-932 was originally priced at $39 million and is now up for auction.
- ▪Dan Goldsmith, the collector, describes the supercomputers as the 'supercars of the computing world'.
- ▪The auction features three supercomputers, with a live online bidding system ending on May 31.
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Supercomputers once worth millions to be auctionedImage source, Dan GoldsmithImage caption, The Cray T3D has a starting price of £60,000BySophie ParkerWiltshirePublished1 hour agoSupercomputers from the 1990s – one of which originally cost $39m (£29m) - are going up for auction.The machines, which weigh between three and four tonnes, were made by Cray, which still makes supercomputers for the Met Office and GCHQ.The three being put up for sale by RWB Auctions, Wiltshire, are owned by Dan Goldsmith, who explained that while they were considered very powerful in their day, a laptop now has the same computing power.
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