When the weather gets really cold I like to walk indoors. Instead of joining a Gym I park my car by the Xcel center and pay for an hour. I walk at a brisk pace from to the Union Depot in lowertown and then back to my car using a different set of skyways so I end up making a loop. An hour is a lot of time to walk a couple of miles but there are obstacles and I often stop to take pictures.
Did you know that in the window on the skyway at Cray research there is a Cray-1 supercomputer. It was a supercomputer used in the mid 70’s. I suspect the phone I carry is more powerful than this machine but in computer years the 1970’s are ancient times when computers were huge and cost millions. The Cray in the picture weights 10,500 pounds. The man in the picture is Seymour Cray . . I guess he was named after the computer? 😉
Cray Inc. is located in downtown St. Paul in Galtier plaza.
