From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.1 (2015-04-28) on inbox.vuxu.org
X-Spam-Level: 
X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,
	LOTS_OF_MONEY,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham
	autolearn_force=no version=3.4.1
Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53])
	by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 9dd900ae
	for <ml@inbox.vuxu.org>;
	Fri, 29 Jun 2018 09:34:57 +0000 (UTC)
Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112)
	id 8466EA1B1A; Fri, 29 Jun 2018 19:34:56 +1000 (AEST)
Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E23CA1859;
	Fri, 29 Jun 2018 19:34:32 +1000 (AEST)
Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112)
 id 99CACA182F; Fri, 29 Jun 2018 19:34:29 +1000 (AEST)
X-Greylist: delayed 2551 seconds by postgrey-1.35 at minnie.tuhs.org;
 Fri, 29 Jun 2018 19:34:28 AEST
Received: from a-painless.mh.aa.net.uk (a-painless.mh.aa.net.uk [81.187.30.51])
 by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1B5B6A1815
 for <tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org>; Fri, 29 Jun 2018 19:34:28 +1000 (AEST)
Received: from 132.198.187.81.in-addr.arpa ([81.187.198.132] helo=quintile.net)
 by a-painless.mh.aa.net.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.89)
 (envelope-from <steve@quintile.net>) id 1fYp8I-0005Rd-9J
 for tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org; Fri, 29 Jun 2018 09:51:58 +0100
Message-ID: <a1117f6b1a451ac858ba5cd8c1e84280@quintile.net>
From: "Steve Simon" <steve@quintile.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2018 09:51:55 +0100
To: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org
In-Reply-To: <mailman.1.1530237601.20140.tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Subject: [TUHS] Faster cpus at any cost
X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20
Precedence: list
List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list <tuhs.minnie.tuhs.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/tuhs>,
 <mailto:tuhs-request@minnie.tuhs.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://minnie.tuhs.org/pipermail/tuhs/>
List-Post: <mailto:tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org>
List-Help: <mailto:tuhs-request@minnie.tuhs.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://minnie.tuhs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tuhs>,
 <mailto:tuhs-request@minnie.tuhs.org?subject=subscribe>
Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org
Sender: "TUHS" <tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org>

I know this is a dangerous game to play, but what of the future?

I am intrigued by the idea of true optical computers,
perhaps the $10M super-computer will return?

GPUs have definitely taken over in some areas - even where
SIMD would not seem a good fit. My previous employer does motion
estimation of realtime video and has moved from custom electronics
and FPGAs to using off the shelf GPUs in PCs.

-Steve