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The first 4 machines commonly considered supercomputers are:

  1. IBM NORC
  2. Univac LARC
  3. IBM Stretch 7030
  4. CDC 6600

Except for the CDC 6600, invented by Seymour Cray, none of these had a single definite inventor.

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