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Comment Re:Mico32 (Score 2, Informative) 122

by Thijs van As (#25497279) Attached to: Open Source Hardware, For Fun and For Profit
For my MSc graduation project I designed and implemented an open source reconfigurable VLIW processor: r-VEX (http://r-vex.googlecode.com/). It is based around the scalable and extensible VEX Instruction Set Architecture by HP, for which a free C compiler and simulator are available.

My implementation is merely targeted for VLIW processor research; it is a highly customizable design where the instruction issue-width, the number of registers and the number of functional units can be easily changed. Even custom instructions are supported (as well in the compiler toolchain).
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Submission + - Britain "Failing" 'net speed tests

Submitted by Penguin_me
Penguin_me writes: The BBC has an article about how "Britain is 'Failing' speed tests" (link: BBC)
From the article: A survey by consumer group Which? found that broadband packages promising speeds of up to 8Mbps (megabits per second) actually achieved far less. Tests of 300 customers' net connections revealed that the average download speed they were getting was 2.7Mbps.
Portables (Apple)

Submission + - Mac pictured on UK Microsoft Office website (microsoft.com)

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Justin
Justin writes: "The UK Microsoft Office website has as its main picture what appears to be a Mac laptop. Underneath it in bold is the offer "Try Office 2007 Professional for free" which seems odd as Office 2007 is not available for Mac. Could a media company have provided an image to Microsoft with a Mac in it by error? Or is the Mac laptop meant to be featured on the site?"
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Submission + - Students in Singapore Create Chameleon Suit

Submitted by SpectreBlofeld
SpectreBlofeld writes: Taking a page from Ghost in the Shell, students in Singapore have created a soldier's suit that can blend in with its surroundings. From the article: "Using what is called Electrochromism, the students created a soldier's uniform that can blend into any surrounding. They achieved this by using a material that can change colours. This is one of the many projects by secondary and JC students under the Young Defence Scientists Programme (YDSP), which has been running successfully for the last 15 years." Story is at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelo calnews/view/264786/1/.html

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