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Re:Ask HN: Weirdest Computer Architecture? by elkekeer on Tuesday July 30, 2024 @11:11AM (#41109923)
A multi-core Propeller processor by Parallax (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax_Propeller) in which multitasking is done by cores (called cogs) taking turns: first, code is executed on the first cog, then, after a while, on the second, then on the third, etc.
Re:Ask HN: Weirdest Computer Architecture? by yencabulator on Thursday August 01, 2024 @10:13AM (#41129292)
Linked in another comment, that seems to be an example of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_processor