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Next Generation Stack Computing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cpu-of-the-fuuuuture dept.

mymanfryday writes "It seems that stack computers might be the next big thing. Expert Eric Laforest talks about stack computers and why they are better than register-based computers. Apparently NASA uses stack computers in some of their probes. He also claims that a kernel would only be a few kilobytes large! I wonder if Windows will be supported on a stack computer in the future?"

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  1. Twelfth of Never by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    > He also claims that a kernel would only be a few kilobytes large! I wonder if Windows will be supported on a stack computer in the future?"

    In Redmond, 640 bytes isn't enough for anybody.

  2. They're great by TechyImmigrant · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mathematicians like stack computers because its easier to formally prove the behaviour of algorithms using stacks.
    Hardware engineers like stack computers because the hardware is interesting and easy to design
    Investors hate them because they keep loosing money on them.

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  3. PC Stacks by celardore · · Score: 5, Funny

    I once had a job where I had to sort through stacks of computers. Overall the stacks were pretty useless, a bunch of burnt out 286s. Even if you put all your redundant computing power into a stack doesn't neccesarily make it better!

  4. Does it run Windows?!? by Stealth+Dave · · Score: 5, Funny
    I wonder if Windows will be supported on a stack computer in the future?

    No, no, no, NO! This is SLASHDOT! The proper response is "Does it run Linux "?
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