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The First Super Computers: The Harvard Mark Computers
The Harvard Mark I, Invented by Howard Aiken at IBM, was the first electronic computing device. It was used in the war effort towards the end of World War II. -
The Harvard Mark II
The Harvard Mark II, Invented by Howard Aiken in 1947, at Harvard University; Was financed by the United States Navy so that it could then be used for ballistic calculations at Naval Proving Ground Dahlgren. -
The Harvard Mark III
The Harvard Mark III, also known as the ADEC, was an early computer that was partially electronic and partially electromechanical. It was built at Harvard University under Howard Aiken's supervision for the U.S. Navy. -
The Harvard Mark IV
The Harvard Mark IV was an electronic stored-program computer built by Harvard University under the supervision of Howard Aiken for the United States Air Force. The computer was built in 1952. It stayed at Harvard University, where the Air Force then used it extensively. -
The UNIVAC LARC
The UNIVAC LARC, was a mainframe computer that was designed to run hydrodynamic simulations for nuclear weapon design. -
The IBM 7030 Stretch
The IBM 7030 Stretch was IBM's first transistorized super computer. It was the fastest computer in the world from 1961 to 1964. -
The CDC 6600
The CDC 6600, Designed by Seymour Cray, and Manufactured by Control Data Corporation, Manufactured a series of 6000 mainframe computers. It was the world's fastest computer from 1964 to 1969. -
The Cray-1
The Cray-1 was a supercomputer designed, manufactured and marketed by Cray Research. The Cray-1 was first supercomputer to complete the vector processor design. -
The Cray-2
The Cray-2 was a supercomputer with four vector processors made by cray research in 1985. -
The Cray C90
The Cray C90 was a vector processor supercomputer launched by Cray Research in 1991. It had a dual vector pipeline and faster 4.1 ns clock cycle.