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Does GPU thingy count as something that has changed with computing?
by mazurnification 1y ago
Does GPU thingy count as something that has changed with computing?
- timschmidt 1y agoYeah, I almost called that out. Probably should have. GPU/NPU feels new (at least for us folks who could never afford a Cray). Probably the biggest change in the last 20 years, especially if you classify it with other multi-core development.
- adolph 1y agoIt may go on to be as important as the FPU [0]. Amazingly enough you can still get one for a Classic II [1]. 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating-point_unit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating-point_unit 1. https://www.tindie.com/products/jurassicomp/68882-fpu-card-for-apple-macintosh-classic-ii/ https://www.tindie.com/products/jurassicomp/68882-fpu-card-f...