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6th Oct 2016

This is a demo of SIMD16S, a 16-bit, 16-core, 60Hz SIMD (parallel processing) unit. It runs Conway's Game of Life comfortably at a reasonably fast pace. Hooray for subframe!

subframe engine life conway electronic electronics simd graphics 60hz computer

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cmk20 9th Oct 2016

I think its funny that simulating a 16 bit cpu at ~60hz is enough to bring my i5 to its knees :P
QuanTech 8th Oct 2016

@Schmolendevice especially after dis
QuanTech 8th Oct 2016

@Schmolendevice TPT iz completez naw
boooom133 8th Oct 2016

wow!!!!!
Schmolendevice 8th Oct 2016

@mark2222 @QuanTech True. Changing and using the ctype of a FILT twice has been done, the most obvious example to me being actually in my current adder design. This was thanks to "PSTN hackery" and the subframe propagation of multiple DTEC. Using the same column of OR FILT to do two things in one frame. Iz TPT "complete" now? :)
mark2222 8th Oct 2016

@grenadegoose It's the blue-and-yellow thing that shows up a few seconds after the start. @QuanTech Actually, it's been done already (using the same FILT twice in a frame).
Schmolendevice 7th Oct 2016

@QuanTech If somehow layering FILT could be made to work and perform logic operations in the order of the particle IDs of the items in the layered stack and DTEC could have a "layer" property, say, tmp, to isolate ctype transfer to different layers, we'd have quite something. Same goes for FILT's tmp2. You could fit multiple adders in the same space and make them even smaller.
QuanTech 7th Oct 2016

basically "escaping" the frame rate limit of TPT
QuanTech 7th Oct 2016

example: Changing the ctype of FILT multiple times per frame (the user doesn't see it changing)
QuanTech 7th Oct 2016

if ultra-subframe is ever achieved, TPT iz complete

The Powder Toy

GPU running GoL (SIMD16S) by mark2222

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