The Jim Austin Computer Collection

PARAMID i860

This is a small supercomputer, made up of (originally) 16 i860 vector processors linked via Transputer links. It came from Hull computer Science department in April 2005. It was used for research. It requires another machine as a host, probably a Sun Sparc. Communicates via a SCSI cable.  The system seems to have only 14 i860's in it.

Made: probably 1999.

SN: 24652

Supplied by: Transtec.

Here is the picture of the insides:

The lights at the top right show through the white panel on the front.