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Y decrease reliance on foreign oil. specific needs. Most of the ap- "The lack of software has
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Inc. has announced it will enter Cray's T31) supercomputer proximately 200 supercom slowed down the adoption of the com-
parries, purposes. including Amoco, Boo
intothea $56 million project with and similar computers, which puters that exist today are used computers by industry," said U.S. government and
in can split problems into hundreds by univeristies and the govern- Conway. 'Industries don't want ing, Exxon, AT&T, General
dustrial leaders. New software of pieces to solve them faster, ment - groups that already to have to be computer scientists Motors and Xerox,
will con-
will be developed to help clean are in existense, but are not have computer expertise, said
u toxic waste dump sites s t~ tribute money and personnel to
up P pad widely used because no software Steve Conway , Cray Half the money will come
development of new cars and exists to run them for the user's spokesperson. from the U.S. Department of CRAY: To Page 20A
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labs that can help toxic cleanup petitive in the world market, he national competitors, he said.
Eventually, the software and crews learn what's under the said.
the project. Cray will contribute T31) computers will heln the ff- a ~L And it could. in the lnna term
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"But that's not why we're do
The software, developed by a more national laboratories, be used to develop nuclear industry -driven, not ing it," Conway said. "We want
team from Cray, industry and which during the Cold War arms.
government, will be specific for developed nuclear bombs, into p government driven. to be involved in creating these
For the private sector, it will Cray was qualified to take on new w kinds Of computer
help petroleum companies find such a project because it has ex- technologies and have a hand in
ONE MONTH new sources of oil and increase perience in both government shaping them, and offering for
the yield in fields where they're and industry, Conway said. "We them to new customers.
FREE drilling from about 20 percent to have a foot in both worlds. We're good for d a
about 50 percent, Conway said. in a good position to be a industry, and good for he
And it will speed up materials catalyst." Department of Energy," he
production and advanced The project should mean said.
'rWith The Purchase Of A Six Month Membership manufacturing, which should more jobs for the United States
make company's such as U.S. as a whole by giving U.S. com- 1,000 at Cray Research employs about
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Don't Have Dental Insurance You Need The car manufacturers more com- panes an edge over their inter- and d people 1.
- _ 5,000 total