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Article #1552Re: What's a multiprocessor, smirk
From: Peter da Silva
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1989 13:35
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1989 13:35
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In article <23365@obiwan.mips.COM>, mark@mips.COM (Mark G. Johnson) writes: > Multi-processors are just a way of using up excess memory bandwidth. :-) I must most respectfully note that the same has been said of RISCs. > If you don't have any, don't build em. Or make some. Still, it *is* a memorable quote. -- Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation. Business: peter@ficc.uu.net, +1 713 274 5180. | Multiprocessors are just a Personal: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com. `-_-' | way of using up excess memory Quote: Have you hugged your wolf today? 'U` | bandwidth. - mark@mips.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!bionet!apple!sun-barr!newstop!texsun!texbell!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Re: What's a multiprocessor, smirk Message-ID: <5030@ficc.uu.net> Date: 17 Jul 89 13:35:56 GMT References: <23365@obiwan.mips.COM> Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 15