Re: The future of CPU based computing, mini clusters.

ChrisQ wrote:

nmm1@xxxxxxxxx wrote:


It depends slightly on what you mean by "embedded". Some people
classify the CPUs that go in printers and control aircraft as that.


That's correct and embedded devices are already far more powerfull than 486 class x86 in terms of throughput. They have on chip ram, flash and moderately high speed comms as well as other peripherals.

Assume an array of such devices, assigned a single thread each, there would be no need for cache and interrupt requirements would be minimal. How usefull would this be, assuming future developments could put enough code space on chip and the comms problem between an allocation cpu and the array could be solved ?...

Regards,

Chris
Think transputer (on a chip, of course)
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