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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:43:03 -0800
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On Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:51:47 -0500
"186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote:

> Better innovate SOMETHING, otherwise we're gonna see 'peak computing'
> when it's become clear we need thousands of times that for the Really
> Cool Stuff.

I've long been of the opinion that things're gonna get Real Interesting
when Moore's Law finally his the wall and "throw a beefier rig at it!"
is no longer a viable pitch for any "your X isn't delivering Y fast
enough for project Z!" problems.