{
  "id": 13454666,
  "title": "30 old Intel Mac minis are hugely faster than the Cray-1 chassis they live in",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/30-old-intel-mac-minis-are-hugely-faster-than-the-cray-1-chassis-they",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-10T15:53:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/10/30-old-intel-mac-minis-are-hugely-faster-than-the-cray-1-chassis-they-live-in"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It's not Xgrid, but a computing museum in Spain has recreated a Cray-1 supercomputer to a 1:1 scale, using a total of 30 Intel Mac minis to generate up to 1.5 teraflops of performance. A replica Cray-1 made with Mac minis - Image Credit: Museo de Historia de la Computacion/Facebook Sometimes, efforts to recreate famous old computer systems involve the use of more modern parts. In the case of one…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "A Cray-1 supercomputer replica from 30 \"obsolete\" Mac Minis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/a-cray-1-supercomputer-replica-from-30-obsolete-mac-minis",
        "published": "2026-10-09T21:51:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}