microcode, compilers, and supercomputer architecture

From: Sellam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Thu Apr 8 05:20:28 1999

On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Bill Yakowenko wrote:

> Prediction: between ten and twenty years from now, somebody will
> discover "standalone" computing; that a computer can be made to
> function even when not attached to a network. It will be a
> revolution, paving the way for systems that keep working once
> they are set up, even with evil sysadmins reconfiguring everything
> they can get their hands on three times a week.

You are indeed a visionary (or at least a computer historian who has
studied his history well :)

Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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