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To: Paul V. who wrote (31055)	6/16/1999 4:11:00 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

OT (kinda) -- Evolution is often spiral not a ladder. The first computers were hardwired, by design. Then came micro-code (kinda). Then we were back to hardwire. Then it was micro-code again in late 70s to early 80s. Then micro-code proved too slow and everyone chose hardwire by choice. I've been wondering for a while now what would be the next leap in CPU design that could force it back to the age of micro-code. I think I've found the answer: an ultratightly coupled massively parallel machine with a hard-wired cpu at its core (the new micro-cpu) that will program the instruction set of all the tightly coupled CPUs. Kwel! cnn.com ST