CDC 7600s at Livermore

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Unlike the earlier computers, the 7600 was C shaped to save floor space. In effect it was about 25 feet long if stretched out. It was organized to avoid needing communication among all the parts at the highest speed.

This was accomplished by extensive pipelining. This was the main contribution of the 7600 to architecture. It was also the key idea and technology to building vector processors.