Supercomputer Memory Chip - CDC Cyber Model 170
A genuine artifact from the Cray/CDC Cyber Model 170—the legendary supercomputer engineered by Seymour Cray at Control Data Corporation in the 1970s. This memory chip powered groundbreaking computational work across fluid dynamics, materials science, radiation modeling, and advanced engineering analysis.
Salvaged from a decommissioned memory bank and individually extracted, each chip represents a tangible piece of the supercomputing revolution that transformed scientific research.
Approximately ½" × ½", housed in a protective capsule. A finite piece of computing history for collectors and science enthusiasts.
This item was previously featured in our Matter Science Box
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