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Oct 8·edited Oct 8Liked by Chester Lam

More about the byline: I like that you're now using your actual name (or fake name, but at least it's no longer something edible). Your tests and articles are of a quality that you may as well claim get the credit with your name on it!

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Nice article. There is one category of Intel chip that is missing from their portfolio since 2016: the Quark line. They also have a 2011 chip called the Claremont (a prototype which was never intended for release), which literally powered from the sky.

The Quark D2000 had around 0KB of cache and RAM. I'm waiting for a day where Intel, AMD, or ARM can release a Quark-like chip with 8MB of RAM so it can be fully solar powered and send text messages and make phone calls. That could also run Windows 95 and linux. There's an IoT - Solar GUI processor - Atom gap that has existed for the past 13 years. I am the world's leading proponent of this missing category.

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