Re: Hola

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (robert)]

 > From: "Christopher J." <http://www.oz.plymouth.edu/~c>
 > Date: Wed  Nov  6,  8:18am
 >
 > Hello Robert
 > 
 > I have a friend that's trying to make a new CPU that compacts code.  Would
 > this be useful?  Would it run faster?  I'm just curious of how benefitual
 > it would be.  Or if there was a way to increase speed in a chip without
 > adding that much hardware.

Well, have you taken an advanced computer architecture course?  Basically,
you have to overlap as many operations as possible -- that's the only way to
speed up a chip.  RISC does this in the most straightforward way by having
simple instructions; each simple instruction is put into a specific order so
as much _different_ operations can go on at once.  I think the goal in
computer architecture is to have each instruction do as unique an operation
as possible so the amount of similar operations is kept to a minimum in order
to overlap as many as possible.

 > Another words, keeping the cost of the chip to
 > a minimum.

Have you looked at the MIPS chip?  It's really remarkably simple.  Take a look
at it before going farther.

 > I was thinking about working on that.  I'm kinda interested in
 > that.
 > How is work?

It's OK.  I'd prefer to be working elsewhere, but that can't happen 'til
Noelle finds a job to support me.  :-)

 > Are you in a band?  If so, then what is it called?

No.

 > Is there any new projects your doing?

No real projects, just sub-projects.  My projects at work are pretty silly
-- we're trying to move all our web stuff to Windows NT.  Windows is so
unbelievably brain-dead that it'll take ages to do.  Anyway, if you wanna
see the real sub-projects I'm interested in, look at my home page.

I'll be adding more info to my home page eventually; it's an evolution.

 > Alright, I'll talk to you later.
 > 
 > 				Chris.
 > 				http://www.oz.plymouth.edu/~c
 > 				http://www.alcuin.plymouth.edu/~chrisb
 > 				http://www.occam.plymouth.edu/~chris
 >  				http://oz.plymouth.edu/~c

So, did you learn Perl??