by Richard L. Sites on May 6, 2022 | Tags: Operating Systems, Page Management, Virtual Memory
Virtual memory was invented in a time of scarcity. Is it still a good idea? — Chuck Thacker 2010 Turing Lecture It is time for the computer industry to consider larger minimum page sizes. The ~4KB page size has been around since 1962. With cell phones and even...
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by Brandon Lucia on May 3, 2022 | Tags: Edge Devices, Energy Harvesting, Satellites, Space systems
Today it is possible, with a little bit of planning and some careful preparation, to send your computer architecture research into space. We are in the early days of a new space race that is making it possible to launch things to space more easily, more cheaply, and...
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