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To think that in the event of a grand catastrophy, the fragile supply chain and library of knowledge for making computer chips would collapse.

We could fall back to typewriter terminals, ham radio -like internet, and magnetic tape storage. But without the CPU, it would take centuries to make a modern computer again.

Aside from RISC-V, I don't know what the plan for longevity is.

@waltznr good day.

Since you're a newcommer, it's a good idea to write a post with the "introductions" hashtag.

@torresjrjr what is so special to RISC-V? Are there no licensing fees when designing the CPUs as compared to ARM? If yes, who makes the specs?

@beluga I barely know about or chip architecture, but I think yes. See Wikipedia.

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