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PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:20 pm    Post subject: CPU Shack: New Article posted - Arithmetic Processors Reply with quote

http://www.cpushack.com/2010/09/23/arithmetic-processors-then-and-now/

see what ya think

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool, I like it!

But thinking about it, I'd put a photo of a Cray next to it and list its performance in the Table - just for fun Smile
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 2:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A very nice article!

Perhaps you should add some information about the SN74AS888 ALU too.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KL_Texas_Instruments_ALU_SN74AS888.jpg?uselang=en

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AMD updated the design to support……

I found this paragraph just above the picture of the REI chip. It looks a bit incomplete to me.



P.S.: Could we perhaps organize a group buy of the Micromega uM FPUs?
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Qwerty wrote:
A very nice article!

Perhaps you should add some information about the SN74AS888 ALU too.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KL_Texas_Instruments_ALU_SN74AS888.jpg?uselang=en

Quote:
AMD updated the design to support……

I found this paragraph just above the picture of the REI chip. It looks a bit incomplete to me.



P.S.: Could we perhaps organize a group buy of the Micromega uM FPUs?


Yah I can add some mention of the TI.

That .... line is only there to get people to click the read more link from the main page Smile

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oh and you can buy the MicroMega FPUs from www.sparkfun.com

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8129

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