IBM Deep Blue
Active 1995 (prototype) 1996 (release) 1997 (upgrade) Architecture 1995: IBM RS/6000 with 14 custom VLSI first-generation "chess chips" 1996: IBM RS/6000 SP with 30 PowerPC 604 "High 1" 120 MHz CPUs and 480 custom VLSI second-generation "chess chips" 1997: IBM RS/6000 SP with 30 PowerPC 604e "High 2" 200 MHz CPUs and 480 custom VLSI second-generation "chess chips" Operating system IBM AIX Space 2 cabinets Speed 11.38 GFLOPS (1997) Purpose playing chess
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