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Occasionally someone asks about a chip that does Neural nets.
Here is a chip from Micro Devices (Not Advanced Micro Devices)
From EDN November 22 1990 PP 26

Micro Devices' MD1220 Neural Bit Slice (NBS) can propel you into
tomorrow's real-time neural network systems today.
Each device contains eight neurons with fifteen "hard-wired" synaptic
inputs per neuron. For designs that require more synaptic inputs per
neuron, expansion through "virtual" synapses is easily accomplished
with modest additional hardware. MD1220s can be cascaded or paralleled 
to provide a neural network of practically unlimited size, with more
than 256 synapses per neuron.

An evaluation kit is available with an XT/AT board and two MD1220s, 
software and a "Broom balancing" fixture for $395.00

Contact:
Micro Devices
30 Skyline Drive
Lake Mary, FL 32746-6201 USA
Tel (407) 333-4379
FAX (407) 333-4479
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