Author: Dan Andersson
Date: 08:04:48 08/07/01
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>This is already true. Except for the fastest SCSI drives around, using the >compressed files actually will result in a faster search speed (for Crafty) >than using the non-compressed files. Because of reduced I/O bandwidth >requirements. I would think that situation will become more or less the rule, as processor speed and IPC increase. Barring unforeseen technical developments. There is already a few native code compilers that can run inside the L1 cashe. It could even get to the point where compressed Intermediate Language representations could run a majority tasks faster than native code. MvH Dan Andersson
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