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I think you’re right! Screenshot is from this Reddit thread: www.reddit.com/r/geek/comme... Second pic is from cray-history.net/cray-history...

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On a different note, I always wonder why they had benches on the sides. like some engineer would be tired and wants to sit down and take a break or something.

aharpole • 14y ago
The benches actually house the power supply/cooling, IIRC. Guess they figured while you're at it, may as well add a bench!

selfish • 14y ago
Yep, and because they're the cooling system, they're a nice warm bench for whoever needs it :)

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 7h

Sweet! That's so cool! I bet the bench is as comfortable as it looks 😅 Thanks for sharing and sorry about the timing 🙈 Nonetheless: Happy Birthday! 🦄✨💐🎂

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 8h

Mich erinnert es ein bisschen an Silent Hill 2 (2001): Ist Mary nun Maria (oder umgekehrt), nur weil James es sich unterbewusst wünscht? 🤔

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 9h

Re-reading your article again that I am perfectly prepared for this week's cast 😊👍

Photo of the Game Narrative Kaleidoscope book opened on Julia's article with some lines highlighted.

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 20h

I’m not expecting anyone but me to get one but in case you’re looking for a nerdy birthday present for an especially nerdy person 🤓 ❤️ shop.pixelprophecy.com/search?q=cray #retrocomputing #cray #swag

Close-up of a dark steel-gray T-shirt with the design on its front, a blue CRAY X-MP with the caption "Let's get CRAY".

Promo photo of a black mug with the design on its side, a blue CRAY X-MP with the caption "Let's get CRAY".

Promo photo of a dark steel-gray hoodie with the design on its back a blue CRAY X-MP with the caption "Let's get CRAY".

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 22h

I mean, I'd still celebrate a couch that just *looks* like a Cray 😆

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 29/09/2026

Couldn't help myself from making this T-shirt design just now 😅

Photo of my screen with an Illustrator project open showing a blue vectorized version of a CRAY supercomputer with the caption "Let's get Cray"

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 29/09/2026

Oh right! I love that movie!

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 29/09/2026

Nothing says “compact” better than “100 square feet of floor space” 🙃

Screenshot from a promo brochure of the time reading:

The elegant and compact CRAY X-MP mainframe consists of 12 vertical columns arranged in a 270° arc; each column houses chassis holding up to 72 modules. Power supplies and cooling are clustered around the base and extend outvvard to provide seating for maintenance personnel.

Physical Characteristics of the CRAY X-MP Mainframe
• 100 square feet of floor space for mainframe
• 5.25 tons mainframe weight
• 9.5 nanosecond clock period
• Liquid refrigerant cooling
• 400 Hz power from motor generators

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Mike Sux 🍁 @distraction.engineer · 29/09/2026

Anyway ya, I'm broke and sad. All I want is someone to let me hyper-focus on their hyper-niche and get paid. 🤷

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 29/09/2026

Omg that thing would fit the CONTROL universe perfectly! 🥰

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 29/09/2026

So cray what this supercomputer looked like; they don’t make them like they used to. Yes, it even has a little upholstered bench to sit on. 🥰 #retroComputing #retro #ComputerHistory #cray

A person standing inside the circular section of a CRAY X-MP supercomputer in pale blue

Vintage photo of a red CRAY X-MP supercomputer in a computer lab, photographed from the outside with some potted plants and fugly carpeting in the foreground

Photo of a person sitting in a computer lab at a keyboard and computer screen, typing. In the background is a red CRAY X-MP supercomputer

A yellow-and-blue version of the CRAY X-MP supercomputer in a computer lab that I think is somewhere in CERN.

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 27/09/2026

Oh they were! 😅 I best liked the game when I could take my time exploring a scene and talking to people and enjoy the good-natured campiness of it all. 😊

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 27/09/2026

Oh nice to see good old Tex Murphy as well! Just started playing The Pandora Directive again for our DOS Game Club (as well as reading the novels)

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 27/09/2026

Sure, why not? You can now also find me on tweet.app (not affiliated with x/Twitter!) there as @pix. Let’s see how that plays out. I also tried to open account on MySpace but their website keeps timing out 🫠 #tweet

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 27/09/2026

Thanks everyone who joined me recommend a plethora of software tools I have been using in my many projects. Here’s the VOD with dozens of chapter marks and links (that a lot of work!) ► youtu.be/UzagypWciT8 #tools #creating #software

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Software Tools Recommendations for Creative People [Archived Stream]

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Max (VGCartography) @vgcartography.com · 27/09/2026

very very cool stuff. so much to comb through, even for games I've tried similar autopsies on it's neat to see the combined information in the views. salivating at the upcoming game list also, a bunch of games i've wanted to map/bestiary that i haven't been able to. looking forward to your efforts!

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 27/09/2026

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Software Tools Recommendations for Creative People [Archived Stream]

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 26/09/2026

Today's stream will start ⚠️one hour later than usual⚠️ at 22:00 CEST / 20:00 UTC I'ts going to be about various tool recommendations and possibly playing some more DOS games for DOStember. 🌈🦄✨ twitch.tv/PixelProphecy

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📹YouTuber, 🦄 unicorn herder, 🕹Indie Game Dev, and, well, 🔴 streamer apparently) from Austria. I love being creative with a computer, be it game dev, art, music, CGI, or the random dive down memory lan...

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 25/09/2026

Wow, look at all those amazing people!! Thanks for sticking with me, everyone. I really appreciate you! 🦄

One of them "interaction circle" diagrams made with skircle.me that shows the accounts of people interacting with me. Thank you all! 💖

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D.W.A.P. (Ben) @andwap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When your gamedev friend shows you progress on their new engine.

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Oni @onidraws.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

I'm sad to see a lot of artists I know saying it's super hard to get sales. And it really is. So I wanna promote them here again. Go check them out and buy or tip them if you can. This is the non-US shops list but I'll post other lists as well.

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Alfred Reinold Baudisch @alfredbaudisch.com · 25/09/2026

FF7 scenarios with pre-rendered backgrounds were always a mystery to me during childhood; but even to this day it's still something that amazes me. Now you can inspect every single Final Fantasy VII stage, including the 3D path + variations. #FF7 #FinalFantasy #FFVII #PS1 #PSX #RetroGame

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 24/09/2026

Awesome!!! 🤩Hope that Control Resonant inspires you as well 🦄🌈

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 23/09/2026

Unglaublich, welch Eskapismus dank Videospielen nicht nur möglich, ja, sogar in der Mitte der Gesellschaft angekommen ist! 🫠

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 23/09/2026

That's the closest call ai ever witnessed. And you even took a screenshot! 🫣

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Debug Magazine @debugmag.com · 21/09/2026

By the way, we’re always on the lookout for writers of interesting gaming features… We are very much indie, and there are also limits to what will fit into a print magazine, but we do pay decent rates! Our standard rate is £300 for a researched 1500 word piece. Transparency is good, folks!

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 21/09/2026

LDJAM.COM is back online! 🚨😮

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 21/09/2026

Next step in de-#adobe-fying my workflow. Good riddance! @adobe.com

Exit survey of Adobe Acrobat about why I decided to uninstall it. My reason was "other" -> "crap" with the following feedback for what's it worth: "You've turned Acrobat into a laggy piece of garbage and you know it. It has long ceased to be about the end user experience and more about what the C-suite thinks it can get away with. Rethink your life!"

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alice @aliceduke.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

best as a pair I think

photo of sketchbook spread, two ink drawings of paths through grass and trees

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 21/09/2026

Thanks everyone who joined me sleuth in this old FMV detective game for DOS, “The Pandora Directive”! Here’s the VOD with chapter marks: ► youtu.be/g-1nObhFEoo #dos #dostember #texmurphy

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Playing a Tex Murphy FMV game for DOS [Archived Stream] [Archived Stream]

YouTube video by Pixel Prophecy’s Phil-Motion Video

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 20/09/2026

Good news: I'm on time, stream starts in about 15 mins from now! 🦄🌈🥳

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 20/09/2026

Today's chill #DOS gaming stream might start a little later than the usual 21:00 CEST / 19:00 UTC, I keep you updated on the time (probably 30-60 min later than usual) 😊 You'll find me at twitch.tv/PixelProphecy

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 18/09/2026

I thought you'd say "Czech this out!"

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 18/09/2026

Ah, danke für die Warnung 😊👍

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 17/09/2026

Was it just 18? I remember going up there and it was an arduous journey and took much longer thab anticipated but I loved that too. Great game! 😊

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 17/09/2026

Speed running 80 days. I think I can make it in 70.

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 17/09/2026

I guess that’s why I love sharing my creative process not just the results. I hope that this inspires someone as much as the old DVD extras had inspired me. E.g. my Ludum Dare 41 keynote1️⃣+ Making Of2️⃣ 1️⃣ youtube.com/watch?v=TjuZvDYqcRs 2️⃣ youtube.com/watch?v=weU8Wopqvno #MakingOf #filmmaking #video

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Ludum Dare 41 Keynote — Inspiration!

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 17/09/2026

You know what I miss with everything being streamed? The DVD extras: Making Ofs, Behind the Scenes, outtakes, filmmakers’ commentary, etc. To me, they were like the dessert to watching the movie, and shaped my passion for How Things Are Made and got me into the film/media industry. I want more!

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 16/09/2026

I have an Adobe subsciprion and felt like I left money on the table if I didn't also use it along Photshop & co. but today I hit my breaking point. Good riddance! 😅👍

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Nathalie Lawhead @alienmelon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

guys the AS3 sorcerer website still exists and you can still decompile .swf files with it! (it’s free now) oh man what a lifesaver of good news this is 🥲😌 www.buraks.com/as3sorcerer/

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Pixel Prophecy @pixelprophecy.com · 15/09/2026

Adobe Acrobat has become more or less useless for viewing PDF files: It takes ages to start, then a constant barrage of AI this and AI that pop ups; and the document view scrolls as smoothly as a sloppy ZX Spectrum port. Seriously, f that s! I'm now using Waterfox’s built-in viewer instead. #PDF

Screenshot of Acrobat with a document open but 2 thirst of the screen are oversized UI of "Generate presentation" "AI Assistant" "Summarize the key points" and similar shit.

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