Re: Cray 1?

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From: Jean-Francois Panisset
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 13:04

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In article <1992Apr9.153046.11372@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> clc5q@hemlock.cs.Virginia.EDU (Clark L. Coleman) writes:
>In article <s103nINNs5u@agate.berkeley.edu> rsr@ocf.berkeley.edu (Roy S. Rapoport) writes:
>>
>>The thing is a monster.  Weighs around 500-600 pounds, 5" high, 3" wide, 2"
>>deep.
>
>At 600 pounds with those dimensions, it would have a density of 20 pounds
>per cubic inch. This seems a little on the high side.  :-)

Which of course brings back that classic scene in "This is Spinal Tap" where
they decide to get an 18 feet high replica of Stonehenge built as a stage
prop. But the back-of-a-napkin sketch provided to the artist
lists the height as 18 inches. During the show, Stonehenge gets knocked
over by the dancing midgets... but I digress...

JF

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Subject: Re: Cray 1?
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