WCC2010: Lessons from discarded computer architectures

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Lessons from discarded computer architectures Andrew E. Fluck University of Tasmania

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From the BBC computer to ARM processor licences: from uni-processors to transputer grids.

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Lessons from discarded computer architectures

Andrew E. FluckUniversity of Tasmania

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BBC microcomputer

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BBC User port (8 bit input &

output)BBC Analogue port

IBM PC card

Speaker

SNIC card (special needs interface)

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Archimedes

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Tudor Brown

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Uni-processor Distributed processors

Pyramid of store

Processor(s)

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