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Move where exactly? At this point x86 is the least of all evils that have respectable performance.
by blinkingled 8y ago
Move where exactly? At this point x86 is the least of all evils that have respectable performance.
- classichasclass 8y agoAnd this is why computing monocultures are bad, because the dominant architecture may have painted itself into a corner. That's why alternatives like Open POWER are important.
- snvzz 8y agoRISC-V is far more promising than OpenPOWER ever was.
- repolfx 8y agoNo, these sorts of faults can occur in any high performance chip. Intel is bearing the brunt only because they're the fastest. But Meltdown also affected an Apple core if I recall correctly and Spectre nailed them all. This isn't as simple as "Intel/x86 sucks, let's go use SPARC". The causes run much deeper and the necessary fixes may or may not be architecturally elegant or simple.
- DerSaidin 8y agohttps://millcomputing.com https://millcomputing.com ?
- astrange 8y agoAre they alive? No news in the last six months…
- xenophonf 8y agoLast I checked, the Mill is vaporware. They have some interesting patents, a private simulator, parts of a compiler toolchain, and that's it. At least with OpenPOWER and RISC V, you can buy processors and even complete systems.