[Info-vax] Chinese Alpha?

[David Froble]

Rich Jordan wrote:
> Reportedly China is considering a 'national' CPU architecture (ISA at
> least) decision for all government funded projects.
> 
> http://www.extremetech.com/computing/127791-china-plans-national-unified-cpu-architecture
> 
> "There are at least five existing ISAs on the table for consideration
> — MIPS, Alpha, ARM, Power, and the homegrown UPU — but the Chinese
> leadership has also mooted the idea of defining an entirely new
> architecture."
> 

Some of you might remember far back, when Japan was going to develop a "new and better 
world beating computer".  Guess they are still working on it.

Politicians love to come up with ideas such as these.  Somehow, it never happens. 
Politicians seem to be long on ideas, and short on achievements.