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Control Data 6600
The Control Data 6600 was a supercomputer that, for a time, was the fastest computer in the world. While it appears to be a case study for poor cable management practices, the layout shown is the correct one for this machine. The cables are of specific lengths in order to accurately calibrate the operation of the machine. This is possible due to the relationship between time and space that is inherent to an electrical cable. In a cable of a given length, an electrical signal will always take a given amount of time to travel its length. This established relationship between time and space is similar to that which is explored by Scott McCloud in his essay "Time Frames." McCloud explains the links between time and space that exist in the comic book format of storytelling. He points out that it takes readers a given amount of time to move from frame to frame on a page and that this amount of time can be controlled through the manipulation of those frames. This principle in its most basic form can also be applied to any reading of the written word.
Control Data 6600
The Control Data 6600 was a supercomputer that, for a time, was the fastest computer in the world. While it appears to be a case study for poor cable management practices, the layout shown is the correct one for this machine. The cables are of specific lengths in order to accurately calibrate the operation of the machine. This is possible due to the relationship between time and space that is inherent to an electrical cable. In a cable of a given length, an electrical signal will always take a given amount of time to travel its length. This established relationship between time and space is similar to that which is explored by Scott McCloud in his essay "Time Frames." McCloud explains the links between time and space that exist in the comic book format of storytelling. He points out that it takes readers a given amount of time to move from frame to frame on a page and that this amount of time can be controlled through the manipulation of those frames. This principle in its most basic form can also be applied to any reading of the written word.