AMD bit-slice machines

[e.stiebler]

Chuck Guzis wrote:
> On 12/31/2005 at 1:19 PM e.stiebler wrote:
> 
>>What about very simple 16 bit risc ?
>>4 bit opcode, 4 bit destination , 4  bit source 1, 4 bit source 2 ?
> 
> You know, there is a small community of folks using FPGAs to implement all
> sorts of interesting architectures, including the one you've just
> described.  Perhaps it's worth a look...

Yup, the FPGAs are also organized by 4 bits, so that's why it would be 
preferable to use something like that. 20 Bits is bad however, as soon
as you like to have external memory