Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 10:17:39 05/19/00
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On May 19, 2000 at 13:13:22, Christophe Theron wrote: >On May 19, 2000 at 09:46:04, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: > >>On May 19, 2000 at 09:36:01, Jeremiah Penery wrote: >> >>>On May 19, 2000 at 03:44:49, Christophe Theron wrote: >>> >>>>On May 18, 2000 at 22:47:39, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>>SMP computers _are_ mainstream. In another 3-5 years, every microprocessor will >>>>>likely have two cpus on one die. But for today, Asus, AMI, several others, are >>>>>all selling dual cpu machines like hotcakes. Not as many as the basic single- >>>>>cpu machine, of course. But tens of thousands are being built/sold daily by >>>>>a couple of pretty good companies. >>>> >>>>Very limited use. Most people don't want/don't need/will never own one. >>> >>>5 years ago, most people would never have thought they'd want/need/or own even >>>something like a 500MHz machine, either, let alone something like 1GHz. :) >> >>In 1992, a dealer in Holland gave me a strong advise against buying a 486/33, >>because only an engineer would need such as monstruous machine. :) >> >>Enrique > > >You all miss the point. Such is the fate of us, mortals. Which point? :) Enrique >But well, I just gave my opinion. > >Based on personal opinion about SMP, everybody is free to make their strategic >choices. > >Then we will see what happens in a few years. > > > Christophe
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