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Article #623208Re: Tahoe and Alpha Architectures
From: Charles Richmond
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:05
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:05
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On 4/25/2018 5:36 AM, Quadibloc wrote: > It is true that today we have just-in-time compilation techniques that > reduce the overhead of simulating other architectures in software. > > It's not true that they're 100% efficient or 100% guaranteed to work > perfectly with every piece of existing shrink-wrapped software. > Which is the reason almost nobody would want to bother with a computer > with a different CPU. > Name one program sold by Microsoft that is "100% guaranteed to work perfectly". Seems to me this is a specious argument... -- numerist at aquaporin4 dot com
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