Whats your favorite CPU architecture /g/?
Bonus points for non x86
I like SPARC
MIPS
>>51777413
lc3
>>51777413
idk lol I've only recently started learning x86 assembly
z80 is pretty neat
>>51777413
ARM
>>51777645
why
>>51777713
is that even?
PowerPC. I love my RS/6000s.
m68k and PowerPC
MIPS is my favorite ISA. It's very simple. I can actually program MIPS assembly.
I don't know anything about microarchitecture, so I can't speak to that.
>>51778654
Mips instruction set is easy
>>51777413
SPARC, because it's an inexpensive and reasonably well-performing way to introduce yourself to the realm of computing outside of x86 and ARM, while still being widely supported by current software.
The hardware they're found in also looks very nice.
>>51777413
M68K, ARM
>>51778998
What's a nice SPARC machine to play around with that I can get for 200 bucks? Servers or workstations?
>>51777413
Is that a Tadpole notebook with a SPARC inside?
>>51779533
yes
>>51779459
Any Sun Blade (100/1000/150/1500/2500) you can probably get in that price range if you want a workstation, or an Ultra 2/30/60 if you're more into beige box era systems. There's a nice U60 creator 3D listed on eBay for $175 BIN right now.
If you're looking at servers, you can probably score UltraSPARC T1-based Sun Fires for next to nothing with dual processors and 16-32GB of DDR2.
I personally run a Fire V100, basically a Blade 150 without the onboard PGX64 graphics and expansion slots shoved into a rackmount case, eats next to no power and fits nicely in my desk. I'm also kitting out a SPARCstation 2 and an Ultra 5.
>>51779709
What is this widely available software you speak of?
Other than the OS itself.
>>51777413
anything that isn't von neuman.
>>51781000
Solaris as one of the bigger unices, especially in workstations, has/had a pretty big community of developers supporting and maintaining the software base. Services like OpenCSW provide free and (mostly) up to date packages, and there are tons of FTPs out there with applications and packages for what you can't find in their repository.
If you're looking for more popular free software that for some reason isn't available in package/binary form on the web, chances are you'll find a guide on compiling it from source.
Pretty sure there also was a reasonably massive proprietary software base (as far as unices go), I wish there were some lists out there so I could get searching/archiving.
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>>51781442
eric meme
x86
DEC Alpha. Fastest RISC machines available at the time.
Sadly swallowed by Intel and "obsoleted" by Itanium.
>>51778898
Isn't there a new mips processor that can execute x86 instructions?
apple s1
>>51783441
>tfw you finally got a hold of a first generation AlphaServer and it throws a machine check and won't boot
life is suffering
>>51784408
(You)
>>51779459
Avoid the Sun Fire T1000 - It is loud. I really like how they look, and the price is well worth it. But I'm not talking 'Oh that NAS under the desk is loud'. I'm talking 80dB a-rack-of-these-requires-ear-protection loud. Fan control doesn't exist on most models, and when it does it's managed through a service that only exists on Solaris.
It also lacks USB, CD and VGA. So you need to boot it over the network. Which isn't configured by default so you'll have to find a roll-over cable and serial-to-usb adapter. On the other hand its out-of-band management interface is spectacular. Compared to the shitty DRAC IPMI interface you get from Dell when you don't pay for an enterprise license, it is a godsend.
Here's a video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-75Cf2CMmA
>>51784408
the apple s1 is pretty amazing. I don't know how they even got it to be waterproof. My friend said something about 'sealing it with epoxy' or whatever but idk what that means.
>>51784507
God damn though those things are fucking cheap, I almost want to replace my V100 with one now even despite the loudness, as long as it can withstand a couple hours in the hotbox I'm running the V100 in right now I don't think I'd mind.
>>51784408
thats arm
>>51784408
>>51784530
Is it your first day on the job or something? At least learn a little about your products before shilling them.
>>51781000
OpenBSD has a top quality SPARC port with a good selection of stuff.
>>51785055
Gentoo has a SPARC release too
>>51784974
it's a fucking joke you hack
go be a dense IT scrub during normal business hours. nobody really thinks that anything apple makes is worth considering for any real purposes
