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Prototype Motherboard Clusters Self-Coordinating Modules
An anonymous reader writes "A group of hardware hackers has created a motherboard prototype that uses separate modules, each of which has its own processor, memory and storage. Each square cell in this design serves as a mini-motherboard and network node; the cells can allocate power and decide to accept or reject incoming transmissions and programs independently. Together, they form a networked cluster with significantly greater power than the individual modules. The design, called the Illuminato X Machina, is vastly different from the separate processor, memory and storage components that govern computers today."
That was my first thought, though perhaps they're doing something new. Seems one generation has to forget what the previous generation did before the next generation comes along to reinvent it...