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DIY 1980s "Non-Von" Supercomputer
Brietech writes "Ever wanted to own your own supercomputer? This guy recreated a 31-processor SIMD supercomputer from the early 1980s called the 'Non-Von 1' in an FPGA. It uses a 'Non-Von Neumann' architecture, and was intended for extremely fast database searches and artificial intelligence applications. Full-scale models were intended to have more than a million processors. It's a cool project for those interested in 'alternative' computer architectures, and yes, full source code (Verilog) is available, along with a python library to program it with." Hope the WIPO patent has expired.
...when he's emulated a Connection Machine.
"How perfectly Goddamn delightful it all is, to be sure" Charles Crumb
It's not like stamp collectors are saving up for a big letter-writing campaign...
That's what they want us to think....all the while, draining the stamp supply!
But seriously, I understand your point and I can respect that. I just wanted to know if it could actually do anything useful. If not, cool; he's got a pretty neat toy now and that's well worth it.
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