that there would be no "hot spots" within the memory system, the addresses to the memory were hashed to spread the accesses evenly across the 64 way memory system. It was implemented in ECL running at 25 MHz. Major functional modules were implemented using AMCC ECL ASICs. The project grew beyond its original definition to include a front-end general purpose processor ensemble based on the multiple 68020 processors running Unix System V. The numeric processor ran a small kernel that would allow it to receive job submissions from the Unix system. The initial machine was dubbed the Cydra-5 and nine systems (three prototypes plus six production units) were built. In 1987 the machine saw its first public appearance at the first Supercomputer Conference held in Santa Clara, CA. A sample Cydra-5 is in storage at the Computer History Museum. See also Glen Culler Floating Point Systems Multiflow References 1984 establishments in California 1988 disestablishments in California American companies established in 1984 American companies disestablished in 1988 Companies based in Milpitas, California Companies based in San Jose, California Computer companies established in 1984 Computer companies disestablished in 1988 Defunct companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area Defunct computer companies of the United States Supercomputers Technology companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area Technology companies established in 1984 Technology companies disestablished in 1988 Very long instruction word computing