Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 00:23:57 05/21/00
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On May 19, 2000 at 13:18:12, Christophe Theron wrote: >On May 19, 2000 at 12:51:02, Dave Gomboc wrote: > >>On May 18, 2000 at 16:50:05, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>No. SMP computers will never be the mainstream. I'm only interested in the >>>mainstream. The kind of computer everybody has. >>> >>>The kind of computer that _some_ guy can afford to build in _some_ university >>>does not interest me. >>> >>>The people saying that SMP is the future for everyday computers do not >>>understand the kind of revolution the computer industry is going into. >>> >>> >>> Christophe >> >>On the contrary, I think that SMP computers will be mainstream for PCs in 3 >>years or less, e.g. AMD's upcoming "SledgeHammer" is said to actually be four >>processors on the same hunk of metal. > > >Oh well, I don't deny that "hidden SMP" can become more common. A chip could for >example use several processors in order to achieve much better branch prediction >(all branches are being executed at the same time, the one that is finally >chosen remains and the other ones are discarded). > >But that does not require explicit SMP programming. > >Current processors are already, in this regard, hidden SMP processors. That's not SMP at all, that's just speculative execution. >>What constitutes an "everyday computer" to Joe Schmoe might change quite a bit >>in that time though, I won't argue that. > >That's my point. I think you understand. Ya. :) > Christophe Dave
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