SCS-40 Mini-Supercomputer

During the decade of the 1980s, we enjoyed consulting for Scientific Computer Systems. SCS developed the SCS-40, a Cray-compatible mini-supercomputer.

The SCS-40 ran "off-the-shelf" object code that was compiled for the CRAY-XMP series of computers. Some of our technical contributions to the client included:

• Developed detailed technical documentation to support and facilitate ongoing engineering design.
• Invented a supercomputer microcode-loading system which significantly reduced parts-count while improving load speed by several orders of magnitude.
• Designed and implemented a Graphical User Interface that was used at trade shows and in marketing to show off the capabilities of the SCS-40 with high visual impact.
• Created an animated ray-traced visualization of the essential supercomputer vector processing concept.
• Improved a supercomputer board design concept to enable one board to fulfill the functions of two, saving design time and cost.
• Delivered a SCSI disk channel under intense pressure and in record time, resulting in customer satisfaction and more than $300K in corporate revenue.