Comment on The Living Computer Museum auction listingComments−creeble2yYeah, I don't know who labelled a CDC 6500 a "supercomputer".My first college course used a 6600, and there was nothing "super" about it, except the time you waited for your job to run.−sitkack2yhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDC_6000_series#VersionsThe 6500 was equivalent of 80M USD new when released.
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Yeah, I don't know who labelled a CDC 6500 a "supercomputer".
My first college course used a 6600, and there was nothing "super" about it, except the time you waited for your job to run.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDC_6000_series#Versions
The 6500 was equivalent of 80M USD new when released.