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Article #11479Re: Scalar vs Superscalar
From: Stuart Lynne
Date: Sat, 11 May 1991 07:26
Date: Sat, 11 May 1991 07:26
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In article <1991May11.012649.24340@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Doug McDonald) writes: > >In article <729@adpplz.UUCP> martin@adpplz.UUCP (Martin Golding) writes: >>In comp.arch you write: >>>P.S. could somebody email me a definition of "little endian" vs. >>>"big endian" ? >> >> >>Careful, you're into religious mysteries here. > >There is nothing religious about it. It is simply a fact. I think it might be time to repost Danny Cohen's "ON HOLY WARS AND A PLEA FOR PEACE". It is an excellent although perhaps a bit dated overview of the subject. (It was written in 1980.) I've got a copy curtesy of John Gilmore's posting in November 1986. I think I've seen it posted at least once since but at least a year or two back. -- Stuart Lynne Computer Signal Corporation, Canada ...!van-bc!sl 604-937-7785 604-937-7718(fax) sl@wimsey.bc.ca
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!mips!apple!agate!ucbvax!van-bc!sl From: sl@wimsey.bc.ca (Stuart Lynne) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: Scalar vs Superscalar Message-ID: <1991May11.072600.8672@wimsey.bc.ca> Date: 11 May 91 07:26:00 GMT References: <729@adpplz.UUCP> <1991May6.152803.5886@midway.uchicago.edu> <1991May11.012649.24340@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Organization: Wimsey Associates Lines: 25