CPU Architectures as Kitchens

“Grandma, he had often wanted to say, Is this where the world began? For surely it had begun in no other than a place like this. The kitchen, without doubt, was the center of creation, all things revolved about it; it was the pediment that sustained the temple.

Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine
  • 6502: Tea light heating a mug of water
  • 6809: Candle heating a cup of soup
  • 68000: Truck full of MREs (TV dinners). Does nothing but MOVE
  • MIPS: Minimalist home kitchen, but your Grandma made great meals there
  • 80×86: Huge covered market. Loud, dirty, but gets the job done – with a lot of waste
  • ARM64: Beautiful kitchen a TV Chef cooks in; ARM32 the tiny one behind it the sous chef works in.
  • RISC-V: Food truck serving Pan Everything Fusion cuisine, that is remarkably tasty