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Article #548Re: Future of i860 line
From: Larry Meadows
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 15:32
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 15:32
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In article <1992Aug29.031847.28867@nas.nasa.gov> klee@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (King M. Lee) writes: > >One reason why the i860(tm) did do better may be that good compilers >were not available when it was first introduced. It would have been >better for the i860 if they had developed compilers while designing >the chip. The compilers have improved, but it may be too late. Are you listening, Intel? > >Of all the modern micros, the i860(tm) is the only one I know of >that allows one to bypass cache. There are two instructions to Yes! Very good point. If you can't bypass cache then you have to hope/arrange for re-use, which is much harder. -- Larry Meadows The Portland Group lfm@pgroup.com
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!pgroup!lfm From: lfm@pgroup.com (Larry Meadows) Subject: Re: Future of i860 line Message-ID: <Btr4Iz.GB9@pgroup.com> Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 15:32:58 GMT References: <1992Aug28.162446.20124@crd.ge.com> <1992Aug28.182116.4396@megatek.com> <1992Aug29.031847.28867@nas.nasa.gov> Organization: The Portland Group, Portland, OR Lines: 18