> Sequent revisited this idea in the late 80's, early 90's, using Intel x86 processor arrays. Also, there were NS3200 versions, like the Balance 8000 with six

> Sequent revisited this idea in the late 80's, early 90's, using Intel x86 processor arrays. Also, there were NS3200 versions, like the Balance 8000 with six CPUs I remember at UIUC around 1986. I was floored by how effortlessly it handled having just about everyone in the CS class compiling their assignments the night before they were due. Compared to the Pyramid 90x I'd used the year before, it was like night and day. It took a while, but that eventually percolated down to everyday PCs. It's kind of stunning that I can get 64-core CPUs these days, and even my much more modest first-generation Ryzen is no slouch.