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Stories tagged with: processor
Did You Ever Hear Of A ZISC Processor?
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ZISC stands for Zero Instruction Set Computer. A ZISC processor doesn't use any instructions at all, it purely relies on pattern matching.
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A short history of the PowerPC as a desktop processor
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From the glorious PowerPC 601 in the first PowerMacs to the ill fated G4 and the G5.
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Submitted by joskirps
4 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 10 hours agoTags: apple, IBM, motorola, powerpc, ppc, technology, processor
Acorn Archimedes - A Computer Way Ahead Of Its Time
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The Acorn Archimedes was the first RISC based home computer and was introduced long before Apple moved to the PowerPC RISC architecture.
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Submitted by joskirps
5 months, 4 weeks, 8 hours agoTags: Acorn, risc, processor, technology, archimedes
Famous Processors: The Motorola 680x0 Family
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The Motorola 68k is a family of 16/32-bit CISC microprocessors that were first introduced in 1979 and are still in use today, thus being on the market for 28 years.
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How Intel, HP & Compaq Killed The Fastest Processor In The World
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Such a shame: when Intel, HP and Compaq decided to kill the Alpha AXP project it still was the fastest CPU available, and the two fastest supercomputers in the US were powered by Alpha processors.
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Submitted by joskirps
7 months, 1 week, 4 days, 8 hours agoTags: alpha, dec, intel, compaq, processor
A Tribute To The Commodore Amiga
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The Amiga is a family of famous Commodore home computers. Amiga computer systems were based the Motorola 68k processor family and featured a custom made chipset offering advanced graphics and sound capabilities, running a true pre-emptive multitasking operating system which was quite exceptional for a machine released in the mid 1980s.
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Submitted by joskirps
7 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 9 hours agoTags: chipset, processor, Amiga, Commodore, workbench
The processor that sparked the computer revolution of the 1980's
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The MOS 6502 is an 8-bit microprocessor designed in 1975. Along with the Zilog Z80 it sparked a series of computer projects that would eventually result in the home computer revolution of the 1980s.
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Submitted by joskirps
8 months, 1 day, 9 hours agoTags: apple, atari, Commodore, processor, mos, 6502
Do You Know What A Transputer Is?
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The transputer (TRANSistor comPUTER) was an innovative computer design of the 1980s from INMOS - when it was first reveiled, many thought this exceptional concept should be the next revolution in microprocessor technology
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