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Article #623209Re: Tahoe and Alpha Architectures
From: J. Clarke
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 23:49
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 23:49
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On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 09:05:20 -0500, Charles Richmond <nume...@aquaporin4.com> wrote: >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... Name one program sold by _anybody_ that is "100% guaranteed to work pefectly".
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