27 Nov
2007
27 Nov
'07
8:42 a.m.
On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 01:48:19AM -0500, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
Chris Kennedy wrote:
I'm wondering how a machine like this would compare performance-wise to
a new design using a Symbolics-compatible LISP machine blown into a
top-end FPGA. Would it easily fit? Would it perform well?
There are people working on something like this:
http://vaxbusters.org/workshop/secd.xml
Regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
What is a
Symbolics 1200XZL ... I got the feeling it is lisp from that
name?
It's a Lisp machine based on the single-chip Ivory VLSI implementation.
HP did the actual fab in 2, 1.5 and ultimately one micron CMOS.
Figure at least twice as fast as a 3600 class machine and a lot smaller.
Would decidedly be a fun toy to have.