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Exhibit 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 3 to the
Registration Statement No. 333-30644 of Cray Inc., formerly known as Tera
Computer Company, on Form S-3 of our report dated February 4, 2000 (March 1,
2000 as to Note 12), which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory paragraph describing an uncertainty about the Company's ability to
continue as a going-concern, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Cray Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1999, and of our report dated June
16, 2000, which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory
paragraph describing the expense allocations by Silicon Graphics, Inc. appearing
in the statement of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of March 31, 2000
and the statements of revenue and direct operating expenses for the years ended
June 30, 1998 and 1999 and the nine month period ended March 31, 2000 on Form
8-K/A of Cray Inc. filed on June 16, 2000, and to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration
Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
June 16, 2000
Seattle, Washington
