Don't forget the object-oriented Linn Recursiv CPU.

dkersten · on Nov 19, 2009

Ohhh I forgot about this one. That was an interesting architecture too, not just because it was innovative and ahead of its time, but also because it was designed by a company that wasn't in the business of processor development!

joe_bleau · on Nov 19, 2009

Yep. First time I read about it, I did a double-take: "wait, _Linn_ designed a CPU?!". Sounds like it might have been an interesting place to work.

Too bad there's next to nothing online about it.

danh · on Nov 19, 2009

Same here, and I used to be a huge Linn-fan (still proud owner of an LP12). I've even met Mr. Linn himself, Ivor Tiefenbrun. He had that peculiar combination of ego, craziness, genius, and "how-hard-can-it-be" that makes a great old-school inventor.

I found this story about the Rekursiv (note the typical Linn "k") chip:

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.arch/msg/991720740417ec4...