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Re:The DooM-chip: no CPU, no opcodes, no instruction counter by AnotherGoodName on Saturday May 09, 2020 @12:55PM (#23126296)
There's an old saying when judging a new architecture. Can it run Doom?

This question arises since pretty much anything can these days. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qkjv9x/a-catalogue-of-all...

Now we have a new answer: IT CAN ONLY RUN DOOM

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Re:The DooM-chip: no CPU, no opcodes, no instruction counter by MaxBarraclough on Saturday May 09, 2020 @01:21PM (#23126556)
There is no instruction counter, only DOOM!
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Re:The DooM-chip: no CPU, no opcodes, no instruction counter by willis936 on Saturday May 09, 2020 @04:52PM (#23128212)
If only mankind was capable of making a machine that can run crysis.
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Re:The DooM-chip: no CPU, no opcodes, no instruction counter by ummwhat on Saturday May 09, 2020 @09:23PM (#23129585)
That's why we are developing quantum computers.
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Re:The DooM-chip: no CPU, no opcodes, no instruction counter by yetihehe on Sunday May 10, 2020 @11:00AM (#23133119)
But will they run crysis? You will know only after opening them...
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Re:The DooM-chip: no CPU, no opcodes, no instruction counter by dorgo on Saturday May 09, 2020 @02:07PM (#23127005)
Is it doom complete?
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Re:The DooM-chip: no CPU, no opcodes, no instruction counter by m463 on Saturday May 09, 2020 @09:20PM (#23129572)
for $39.95
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Re:The DooM-chip: no CPU, no opcodes, no instruction counter by floppy123 on Saturday May 09, 2020 @01:45PM (#23126745)
IT IS DOOM
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