Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 16:25:47 05/19/00
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On May 19, 2000 at 13:17:39, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>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
The "PC" is a dead concept. Time to move on.
Christophe
>>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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