Twenty-nine years ago today, on January 25, 1996 (December 6, 1995 lunar calendar), the first 64-bit supermini computer developed by China passed the appraisal. On January 25, 1996, the first 64-bit supermini computer developed by China passed the technical appraisal hosted by the Ministry of Electronics Industry in Shenyang. This development was hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenyang Computing Institute, which was a key scientific and technological research project of the national "Eighth Five-Year Plan". The 64-bit supermini computer was the advanced computer system in the world at that time.