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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: What's a multiprocessor, smirk
Message-ID: <5030@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 17 Jul 89 13:35:56 GMT
References: <23365@obiwan.mips.COM>
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
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In article <23365@obiwan.mips.COM>, mark@mips.COM (Mark G. Johnson) writes:
>      Multi-processors are just a way of using up excess memory bandwidth. :-)

I must most respectfully note that the same has been said of RISCs.

>      If you don't have any, don't build em.

Or make some.

Still, it *is* a memorable quote.
-- 
Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation.
Business: peter@ficc.uu.net, +1 713 274 5180. | Multiprocessors are just a
Personal: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com.   `-_-' | way of using up excess memory
Quote: Have you hugged your wolf today?  'U`  | bandwidth. - mark@mips.com