First ever Cray T3D Supercomputer goes up for auction with $81,000 reserve — Europe’s fastest supercomputer in June 1996 goes on the block

First ever Cray T3D Supercomputer goes up for auction .

A historically significant supercomputer has gone up for auction. The first Cray T3D ever produced, serial number 6001, was recently listed by The Saleroom with opening bids from £60,000 (~$81,000) invited. This T3D has quite some provenance, having been Cray’s internal development machine and then installed at Edinburgh University, earning the moniker the Typhoon. Moreover, the TOP500 list ranked the Typhoon as the fastest supercomputer in Europe in June 1996.

(Image credit: The Saleroom)