Re: What ever happened to the E&S Supercomputer?

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From: Samuel Fuller
Date: Mon, 07 May 1990 18:19

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In article <40744@apple.Apple.COM> jp@Apple.COM (John Peterson) writes:
>While we're on the subject of supercomputer companies going under,
>does anybody know what happened to the Evans and Sutherland project?
>I recall seeing a couple tiny articles in trade rags "announcing" it,
>but nothing substantial.  One rumor indicated that after several years
>and millions of dollars, they couldn't even get a working prototype. 
>
>Anybody know the real story?
>
>Thanks,
>jp

I don't know the whole or the real story but I do know that BYU has
an ES1 working in their Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept.

It was described to me as a good 'beta' machine with lots of spare parts.

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From: sbf10@uts.amdahl.com (Samuel Fuller)
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Subject: Re: What ever happened to the E&S Supercomputer?
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