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Article #621087Re: BYTE Magazine Pentomino Article
From: J. Clarke
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2018 22:52
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2018 22:52
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On Sat, 3 Mar 2018 14:18:56 -0800 (PST), Quadibloc <jsa...@ecn.ab.ca> wrote: >On Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 2:29:57 PM UTC-7, J. Clarke wrote: >> And now in the 21st it's back >> to the supercomputer only it's in a laptop platform and the excitement >> is back. > >A Pentium II is 20 years obsolete. Why do you believe it's relevant? >, in its architectural features: > >- High-speed multiplication and division algorithms; >- Level 1 cache; >- Out-of-order execution, including register rename, in the floating-point unit > >roughly comparable to a System/360 Model 195. So? You're comparing one antique to another antique. >However, if you want a *real* supercomputer on your desktop, which is making me >feel rather excited... > >http://www.nec.com/en/global/solutions/hpc/sx/vector_engine.html > >I'll settle for an A100-1 with a Type 10C processor in it. What decade of supercomputer are you trying to match?
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