omnivorist

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   by omnivorist 3y ago

   I was part of the Inmos Microcomputer Design Group (working on the transputer) from 1982 till 1987. When Inmos was recruiting, number of people in the UK with solid experience in the semiconductor industry was very limited. I had some math
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   by omnivorist 4y ago

   One other observation on the Inmos story that I don't believe has been made elsewhere in this thread is the degree to which the company seeded the development of a number of highly innovative and successful companies in the Bristol are
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   by omnivorist 4y ago

   I joined Inmos in 1982 and worked on the transputer CAD system as part of a small team led by Miles Chesney. One of the things that seems remarkable, in retrospect, is the fact that we (the Microprocessor Design Group) designed not only the
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   by omnivorist 4y ago

   This sounds very much like the Colour Lookup Table (CLUT)- a classic skunkworks project initiated by Gerry Talbot and Miles Chesney that 'proved' the capability of the nascent Inmos CAD system.
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   by omnivorist 7y ago

   Thanks for your comment. The answer is that I am still hoping to trim the tree like other engines. The simplicity of my engine lies solely in the evaluation function. What I hope to save in CPU cycles on the evaluation might enable me to go
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   An unusual UCI chess engine

   2 points by omnivorist 7y ago|3 comments