Future CPUs - 128 threads

[Artem Belevich]

> Seriously, simply because of curiosity - are MIPS CPUs used in any
> kind of "general purpose" machines?

I'm not aware of any multi-core general-purpose MIPS box.
Low-end MIPS CPUs are ubiquitous in low-end networking gear.
High-end multicore MIPS chips are mostly going into mid-to-high end
networking gear like firewalls.

They are probably not a very good fit for general purpose computing.

--Artem