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Nothing says โ€œcompactโ€ better than โ€œ100 square feet of floor spaceโ€ ๐Ÿ™ƒ

Screenshot from a promo brochure of the time reading:

The elegant and compact CRAY X-MP mainframe consists of 12 vertical columns arranged in a 270ยฐ arc; each column houses chassis holding up to 72 modules. Power supplies and cooling are clustered around the base and extend outward to provide seating for maintenance personnel.

Physical Characteristics of the CRAY X-MP Mainframe
โ€ข 100 square feet of floor space for mainframe
โ€ข 5.25 tons mainframe weight
โ€ข 9.5 nanosecond clock period
โ€ข Liquid refrigerant cooling
โ€ข 400 Hz power from motor generators
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