The Terascale Computer
The Terascale Computer was installed at PSC in 2001, and was the fastest unclassified computer in the world at that time. Although I was not involved in the system design, I programmed on this machine, installed software, and frequently ran codes here.
The front row of racks of the Terascale machine. The footprint of the entire machine was about the size of a basketball court, if you include supporting hardware.
Me in front of the Terascale.
Side view of the racks.
The Quadrics cables which tied the whole machine together.
The Quadrics switch at the heart of the machine.