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Article #12095Re: small instructions
From: peter da silva
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1991 18:04
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1991 18:04
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In article <195@armltd.uucp>, abaum (Allen Baum) writes: > (Donald Lindsay) writes: > >In article <1991Jun9.214548.23661@syacus.acus.oz.au> > >(William Mason) writes: > >>If RISC is *it* ... How come the guy with short legs > >>can't winn the olympic foot races ??? > >If long legs are *it*, how come you can't run faster than my dog? > Because dogs are superscalar, er, superpedal? OK, so how come a cheetah is faster than a horse? It's superpipelined! And a kangaroo has fewer processors but uses a bigger cache... -- Peter da Silva; Ferranti International Controls Corporation; +1 713 274 5180; Sugar Land, TX 77487-5012; `-_-' "Have you hugged your wolf, today?"
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Newsgroups: comp.arch Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!menudo.uh.edu!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (peter da silva) Subject: Re: small instructions Message-ID: <BC-BR@xds13.ferranti.com> Organization: Ferranti International Controls Corporation References: <13395@pt.cs.cmu.edu> <195@armltd.uucp> Distribution: comp Date: Fri, 14 Jun 91 18:04:42 GMT