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The four chip system you are thinking of was the Logik, Objekt, Numerik, and Klock chips that made up Rekursiv [1]. There was some crazy backstory to it that I
by EdwardCoffin 3y ago
The four chip system you are thinking of was the Logik, Objekt, Numerik, and Klock chips that made up Rekursiv [1]. There was some crazy backstory to it that I read up on a few years ago, which I no longer remember, but I do remember it was outlandish.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekursiv https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekursiv
- tibbydudeza 3y agoYeah the owner of Linn at the time wanted something to replace the Vaxen in his factories and he did not like the direction DEC was going (Alpha) and funded two Comp Sci professors to do a new bespoke full OO design. From reading it only reached a prototype state in software on a Sun 3 Workstation and some logic boards but then Linn ran into some financial difficulties and it was cancelled.
- scroot 3y agoIf you can get your hands on the book they published about it (titled "Rekursiv") you should give it a read. It's written in a fun style and is actually quite interesting
- EdwardCoffin 3y agoYeah, that's where I got this stuff from. I'm debating re-reading it now that I know something about this stuff: I originally looked at it as a clueless undergrad.