From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: a07f3367d7,232e89dd4cc3c154 X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,public,usenet X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news2.google.com!news3.google.com!feeder.news-service.com!cyclone01.ams2.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!voer-me.highwinds-media.com!npeersf01.ams.highwinds-media.com!newsfe19.ams2.POSTED!00000000!not-for-mail Message-ID: From: Chris H Newsgroups: sci.math,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.pl1,comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: KISS4691, a potentially top-ranked RNG. References: <4dae2a4b$0$55577$c30e37c6@exi-reader.telstra.net> <4dbd6e9c$0$12957$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.octanews.com> <925saiFj03U7@mid.individual.net> <4dbe2304$0$12961$892e0abb@auth.newsreader.octanews.com> <4dda0486$0$67782$c30e37c6@exi-reader.telstra.net> <4dda09ca$0$6629$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net> <4e098093$0$79550$c30e37c6@exi-reader.telstra.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Turnpike/6.07-M () NNTP-Posting-Host: 80.176.226.26 X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net X-Trace: newsfe19.ams2 1309252831 80.176.226.26 (Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:20:31 UTC) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:20:31 UTC Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:19:25 +0100 Xref: g2news2.google.com sci.math:242190 comp.lang.c:130768 comp.lang.fortran:44897 comp.lang.pl1:2679 comp.lang.ada:21005 Date: 2011-06-28T10:19:25+01:00 List-Id: In message , Vinzent Hoefler <0439279208b62c95f1880bf0f8776eeb@t-domaingrabbing.de> writes >robin wrote: > >> "Georg Bauhaus" wrote in message >> news:4dda09ca$0$6629$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net... >> | >> | According to Wikipedia, counting all CPUs sold, even the share >> | of 8bit 0 >> | the numbers.) >> >> Wikipedia is not a reliable source. > >It's still right. A coffee-machine or toaster doesn't necessarily need >a 32-bit processor, so there are hell a lot of 8-bit micros still being >sold these days. Whilst wikipeadia is not accurate all the other figures I have seen* showed that up until about 5 years ago 1 in 3 MCU's on the planet were the 8 bit 8051 types. Remember at one time every PC had at least two 8051's in it. * Various sets of non public figures on industry surveys, also talking to various silicon companies. When the ARM parts arrived they hardly touched the 8 bit market but did squeeze the 16 bit market. The 16 bit market was small compared to the 8 and 4 bit markets. Yes there were (and still are) a lot of 4 bit micros used. AFAIK the 4 bit market is not small as all sorts of things like toys use them. However it is not growing. The 8 bit market is declining but that is only very recently with the advent of cheap cortex parts. It is still large and the installed base of parts is enormous. -- \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/