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{\bf
Galaxy YH-1 (Chinese Supercomputer)
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{\bf
Vector Register Architecture
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{\bf Architecture:}
China has built its first supercomputer, as was revealed by
{\it
China Pictorial.}
The development of this
machine, which has the appearance of a CRAY-1 computer,
started in 1978 at the University of Defense, Science and
Technology in Changsa.

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{\bf Performance:}
The YH-1 (Galaxy), as it is called,
can execute 100 million operations per second.

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{\bf Status:}
According to 
{\it
China Pictorial 
}, the YH-1 was
finished two years ahead of schedule and at only one-fifth
of the planned budget.



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