[Discuss] What was once old is new again...

Kurt L Keville kkeville at mit.edu
Fri Jun 24 14:50:36 EDT 2016


This just keeps getting better...
Calxeda has emerged like a Phoenix BIOS...
http://www.eweek.com/servers/calxedas-arm-based-server-chips-re-emerge-with-new-company.html
and the new 100 PFlops China Super is based on... wait for it... the redoubtable DEC Alpha!
http://www.top500.org/news/china-tops-supercomputer-rankings-with-new-93-petaflop-machine/

From: Kurt L Keville
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 9:13 AM
To: discuss at blu.org
Subject: What was once old is new again...

Well, maybe twice... I give you the PDP-8...
http://obsolescence.wix.com/obsolescence#!pidp-8/cbie
then, of course, there is the VAXbar (Marilyn Monroe sold separately)
http://toyvax.glendale.ca.us/~vance/vaxbar.html




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