�V�[���A�N���C Seymour Cray, the father of the supercomputer, died recently aged 71, following a car crash.�V�[���A�N���C�́A�X�[�p�[�R���s���[�^�̕��A�ŋߎ��S����71�΂́A���̎Ԃ̃N���b�V�����܂��B He was one of the most original computer designers the world has ever seen, and a true maverick.�ނ͂قƂ�nj��̃R���s���[�^�̂����ꂩ�̃f�U�C�i�[�́A���E�͂���܂Ō������A����сA�^�̓Ɨ��ƍs�̂ł��B Seeking a way to cool the machine he built in 1985, at the time the fastest computer in the world, he characteristically chose to immerse it in artificial blood.�}�V�����₷��@��T���Ĕނ�1985�N�Ɍ��Ă��A����鎞�_�Ő��E�ő��̃R���s���[�^�A�ނ͓������‚��邱�Ƃ��l�H���t��I�񂾁B Here is an interesting story on how he solved his problems.�����ł́A�ʔ����b���������@�ɂ‚��Ă͔ނ͔ނ̖�肪�������܂��B

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There are many legends about Seymour Cray.�V�[���A�N���C�Ђɂ͑����̓`�����Q�Ƃ��܂��B John Rollwagen, a colleague for many years, tells the story of a French scientist who visited Cray's home in Chippewa Falls.�W����rollwagen �A���N�̊ԁA�����ɁA�w����X�y�C����̉Ȋw�҂̘b������who�N���C�Ђ̃z�[���Ń`�y���̑��K�ꂽ�B Asked what were the secrets of his success, Cray said "Well, we have elves here, and they help me".����͉����ނ̐����̔閧���A�N���C�Ђɂ���"���[��A�������̓G���t�����ł́A�Ɣނ�ɋ��͂����肢���܂�" �B Cray subsequently showed his visitor a tunnel he had built under his house, explaining that when he reached an impasse in his computer design, he would retire to the tunnel to dig.�N���C���̌�ނ̖K��҂������ăg���l�����݂���Ă����ނ̉Ƃ́A�ނɒB�����Ƃ��ɐ������A�����̃R���s���[�^�̍s���l�܂��݌v�A�ނ͈�ނ��ăg���l�����@��B "While I'm digging in the tunnel, the elves will often come to me with solutions to my problem", he said. "���A���̎d���́A�g���l���@��́A�G���t���p�ɂɗ��Ď��Ƀ\�����[�V���������̖��" �A�Əq�ׂ��B

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