"Programming a 144-computer chip to minimize power" - Chuck Moore (2013)

This talk by Chuck Moore at Strange Loop was amazing [VIDEO] "Programming a 144-computer chip to minimize power"

Chuck Moore (creator of Forth [1] ) has a ultra-low power processor that is a fascinating possible solution: [VIDEO] [1] Forth programming language: [LINK]

Look at the Green Arrays F18: [LINK] This is such a simple machine. I am planning to make a tiny emulator as a puzzle for my site. One could probably write an emulator in 80 lines of Go. Here's a clear description of what each instruction does: [LINK] Hilariously, the system has no logical OR, only AND and XOR and NOT, because "Inclusive-or is rarely needed." This system was designed by Chuck Moore, father of Forth. Here is an entertaining video of him explaining the F18A stack machine and programming system: [VIDEO]

Isn't this where Mr Moore's (of Forth fame) cpu designs have gone? (see [LINK] ). Ok maybe not the 'actor' model per say (unless actor channels are thought of core interconnects (I think there is also a global state but I cant remember much of these details at the moment without re-watching the linked strangloop vid.) [VIDEO] or [LINK] is probably the best for groking

Related Chuck Moore talk: "Programming a 144 Computer Chip to Minimize Power" (2013) [VIDEO] How Forth powers ultra-low power computers: "GreenArrays is shipping its 144-core asynchronous chip that needs little energy (7 pJ/inst). Idle cores use no power (100 nW). Active ones (4 mW) run fast (666 Mips), then wait for communication (idle)."

That reminds me of the Green Arrays computer with 144 cores, programmed in Color Forth. Chuck Moore has a talk on it here, very interesting stuff: [VIDEO] I'm not sure how far this has gone since then. The site is still up with buy links as well: [LINK]

Here's Chuck Moore talking about the 144-core CPUs his startup is developing: [VIDEO] That's an incredible design I would love to get my paws on.

He has recently done some amazing low power work with GreenArrays: "GreenArrays is shipping its 144-core asynchronous chip that needs little energy (7 pJ/inst). Idle cores use no power (100 nW). Active ones (4 mW) run fast (666 Mips), then wait for communication (idle). Tight coding to minimize instructions executed will minimize power. The programmer can also reduce instruction fetches, transistor switching and duty cycle." [VIDEO] It is like the elegance of Forth in low power, multi-core hardware.