A sudden market crash hit the highly specialized, incredibly expensive computers known as “LISP machines.” General-purpose microprocessors from Intel and Sun Microsystems became so fast and cheap that they instantly destroyed the niche AI hardware ecosystem, initiating the Second AI Winter.
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Eko-AI Minimalist Visualization: Conceptual visual representation of The LISP Machine Market Collapse (1987). Raw human centric design, solarpunk aesthetic, organic geometric symbiosis, zero-emission digital canvas, high-contrast clean contrast illustration, anti-algorithmic art.