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So the idea is that the low-level abstraction becomes more like a distributed system where different pieces of actual hardware coordinate independently, instead
by brundolf 5y ago
So the idea is that the low-level abstraction becomes more like a distributed system where different pieces of actual hardware coordinate independently, instead of where they all go through this single, central CPU that has the final word on everything? Almost like "edge computing" at the scale of the motherboard
- bitwize 5y agoI hate to be the smug Amiga weenie but the Amiga was doing this in 1985... the idea that everything goes through the CPU is largely an accident of PC dominance and the dearth of beauty and elegance in system design resulting therefrom.
- brundolf 5y agoInteresting! I didn't know that
- zozbot234 5y agoThe early home computers were invariably designed around the video signal clock, so they were quite deterministic and predictable - very little was truly 'independent'. The PC with its custom extension cards was more of a pure distributed platform.