I remember an anecdote from the 1980s — it took a while to hand build the Cray supercomputer of the time, and a buyer backed out. Apple learned of this and immediately swooped in to buy the nearly-complete machine. When finished, it was shipped out.
Seymour Cray was curious, so he called Apple and talked to Steve Jobs. He asked, how is Apple using the Cray?
Jobs said, we’re using it to design the next Mac.
There was a pause. Cray then said, that’s interesting, because I’m using a Mac to design the next Cray.
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In those days I heard stories of groups of engineers getting together to buy crays, which they would subsequently sell for substantial profits before they had even finished being built.
In those days I heard stories of groups of engineers getting together to buy crays, which they would subsequently sell for substantial profits before they had even finished being built.
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Thanks, SunkenCiv!