On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > or go with some exotic > architecture like Intel's iAXP432(*) or the IBM S/38, which are both "tagged" > architectures, but hardly qualify as "general purpose".
S/38 (aka IBM's Future Program) was both a great idea, and every bit a "general purpose processor". Why it never caught on I never fully understood. Honestly, I hadn't thought of the tagged processors when I answered Jason's rant - I was merely thinking of separated data and code, but really, S38 would have been the right "final" answer. You get the Gold Star :-) -- Yours, J.A. Terranson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0xBD4A95BF "A stock broker is someone who handles your money until its all gone." Diana Hubbard (of Scientology fame) _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
