In the CS249 classroom so far.

Computer…

I don’t exaggerate, but this small box has become building block primitive of civilization as a whole for generations to come.

What is the driving force behind it?

I guess it’s the insatiable hunger compute and solve real world problems. Stem cell research, SETI, Human Genome Project, Defense Projects, fight against Cancer & AIDS, weather forecasting, combinatorial problems of real world, search engines, upcoming demand gaming all are hungry children of mother earth in this 21st century. All they need is computing power.

Computer Architecture is the design that enables software and hardware to work together and do the supernatural enigmatic computing for human beings.

I took this incredible ride in the world of computers, last Monday night.

Few interesting stories are linked here:

Play station 3 cell processor: 256 billion calculations per second just for some number below 400$ line! Games will look better than real world objects! Time has arrived to live virtual life

Days are near when you will carry your computing environment with you as a chip!
It’s not just an idea…. getting real. U3 USB Drives…!

Want to come out of vicious cycle of booting up your PC? Heard of MRAM?

Do you know programming? You can control your world! Motes and UCB!

I guess these much is enough to chew for the day.

Current focus: If you can answer following questions….for me

What design issues when addressed, can produce an architecture which becomes key to commercial success (after all its money!)?

Can you think of something, which can drastically change world of computing?

I am already prying over it.

~ by display_name on August 27, 2006.