Re:Stack Computers: 4.4 Architecture of the Novix NC4016 (1989)
by kjs3 on Friday September 20, 2019 @04:31PM
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it totally blew the 8 bit CPU of the day out of the water
I think the counterargument in this context would be "...until we all went to 16-bit processors.". But I understand the point you're making.
These things tend to oscillate
I think you're of course correct, and I don't think the original paper disputes that. What I think (without much research) has happened is that the period of that oscillation has dramatically expanded since the paper was written.
I think the counterargument in this context would be "...until we all went to 16-bit processors.". But I understand the point you're making.
These things tend to oscillate
I think you're of course correct, and I don't think the original paper disputes that. What I think (without much research) has happened is that the period of that oscillation has dramatically expanded since the paper was written.