On: The search for the lost Cray supercomputer OS

[justincormack]

Always fond of the story that Steve Jobs used a Cray to design Apple computers while Cray used an Apple to design the Cray [1]

[1] http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?AppleCrayComputer

[frik → justincormack]

Yes and sadly:

Seymour Cray, the supercomputer architect, died of head and neck injuries suffered in a traffic collision in 1996. His vehicle — a Jeep Cherokee — was designed using a Cray supercomputer.

[source: "The Supermen: The Story of Seymour Cray and the Technical Wizards Behind the Supercomputer" book]