The First Microprocessor: F-14 Central Air Data Computer [video]

The way I understood the MP944 setup, on every cycle you can execute three compound operations in parallel: add+clip, add+mul, and add+div. There is no jump so program flow is just one big loop. You had three separate instruction lists in the ROM, one for each pipeline. I like how they designed modular parts so they could adjust the pipeline configuration to their needs by just wiring the chips differently.

The instruction bits and 20 bit input numbers were set by hand. Can you fathom the amount of deliberation that went into programming such a system? Here I am gluing API calls together that process a bunch of arrays in cloud storage. I'm working four layers above HTTP serialization.

Incredibly cool pipelined data streaming architecture here. Just absolutely absurdly cool system.

There's a ton of fluff & setup to the video that did nothing for me. If you actually want to hear about the computer, skip to 29m mark.

can you show me your videws