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Re: RISC vs. CISC -- SPECmarks

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From: Sean Eric Fagan
Date: Thu, 02 May 1991 17:19
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In article <1991May2.162909.9165@news.arc.nasa.gov> lamaster@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Hugh LaMaster) writes:
>Cray was quoted once as saying something like (paraphrase):
>"If you don't have it (real memory) you can't fake it."

I believe it was something like, "Memory is like sex:  it's better when it's
real."

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From: sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan)
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Subject: Re: RISC vs. CISC -- SPECmarks
Message-ID: <1991May02.171906.9303@kithrup.COM>
Date: 2 May 91 17:19:06 GMT
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