Early AI Supercomputer That Glows
dreamwieber · x · 2026-07-16
The author calls Thinking Machines' Connection Machine one of the "sexiest" computers ever seen.
He adds a fun design detail: the blinking red lights on the chassis are not decorations but actual processor indicators. Engineers later moved them to the edge of the circuit board so the light could shine through the casing, making this early 80s AI supercomputer feel like a "living, thinking being."
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