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Subject: Re: Multi-Processors Who needs them?

Author: Walter Koroljow

Date: 15:49:46 03/11/01

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On March 10, 2001 at 12:03:59, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:

>Michael,
>
>This reminds me of my good programmer/physician friend Dr Green who sung the
>praises of his fast dual Pentium 66 Mhz computer with 128 Megs of RAM and a 800
>Mbyte hard drive back in 1992.
>
>If you wait another year you will have 2 Ghz machines with much faster FSBs and
>tons of RAM. In ten years or less we will all be getting entry-level processors
>that run at 10 Ghz.
>
>What is the hurry?
>
>
>Tio Timmy
>
>
Tim,

Of course, you are right.  But maybe that is not the point.  I remember long ago
how much pleasure I got from having an f/1.2 lens on my camera instead of an
ordinary f/1.4.  The half-stop is in reality irrelevant -- but it felt so good!

Cheers,

Walter
>
>On March 09, 2001 at 17:16:09, Michael P. Nance Sr. wrote:
>
>>I plan to purchase a multi processor to be able to run programs such as Deep
>>Fritz/Shredder.What are some of the needs of a multi processor?Would 1 gig(1000
>>mhz)each be enought?What would be enough ram?Would 1 gig ram be too much?Please
>>help me out here,I'm all ears.Fill me in on the MUST HAVE and REALLY DON'T NEED
>>THAT MUCH.



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