Idea for a Six Dimensional CPU

2009-04-15 von ekkehard.

I had a phase many years ago, in which I envisioned concepts for six dimensional computers. Such a processor as I envisioned would consist of many cells which would be three-dimensionally organized in cubes. Each cell would consist of a data word, an instruction word, and a processing circuit. Cells would be linked to each other in three dimensions. Cubes would be linked in three dimensions as well, creating effectively six dimensions. Memory addresses would be in six dimensions, and there would be links from specific cells inside a cube outside to other cubes. Program flow could then “travel” inside a cube, allowing room for as many parallel streams of execution as there is space in the cubes. A computer like this could foster thinking in six dimensions and make comprehension of such concepts easier. Perhaps it could also be used to write multidimensional simulations.

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