PARAM – Supercomputer
After being denied Cray supercomputers, India has started a program to develop indigenous supercomputers and supercomputing technologies. These supercomputers were also capable of assisting in the development of Nuclear weapons. For the purpose of achieving self-sufficiency in the field, the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) was set up in 1988 by the then Department of Electronics with Dr. Vijay Bhatkar as its Director. The project was given an initial run of 3 years and initial funding of Rs. 300,000,000. A prototype was produced and was benchmarked at the 1990 Zurich Supercomputing Show. It surpassed most other systems, placing India second after the US.
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