This presentation on the NCR/Teradata Data Base Computer, the DBC/1012, begins with a brief history of the current product followed by an overview of its hardware architecture (AMPS, IFPS, YNet (ect...). This serves as the basis for a description of data distribution techniques and the scalability features of the system. The presentation concludes with a brief discussion of features which ease System Administration, Support, and Application Development (such as "EXPLAIN", automatic continuous data reorganization, and internal support facilities necessitated by the massively parallel shared-nothing architecture). The presenter, Bill Robertson, joined Teradata ten years ago during design and implementation of the initial release of the DBC/1012 Data Base Software. Subsequently, he managed groups involved in both product development and sup- port of the Data Base Software. He is currently a member of Product Development within NCR's Teradata Database Business Unit in El Segundo California.