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1401 points alankay | 2 comments | | HN request time: 0s | source

This request originated via recent discussions on HN, and the forming of HARC! at YC Research. I'll be around for most of the day today (though the early evening).
1. infinite8s ◴[] No.11972287[source]
Did you ever experiment with 'late-binding' hardware? IE something akin to FPGAs today? Could that be considered the progression of the Alto's microcode design?
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2. infinite8s ◴[] No.11973046[source]
Possibly related to that is the idea of 'late-binding' of physical items (ie 3D printing). It's interesting to think about the combination of computer driven synthesis and manufacturing of physical/computational products (ie smart materials).