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From: frazier@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Greg Frazier)
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Subject: Re: Vectorizing division in a do loop
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Date: 18 Aug 89 05:41:15 GMT
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In article <MCCALPIN.89Aug17175558@masig3.ocean.fsu.edu> mccalpin@masig3.ocean.fsu.edu (John D. McCalpin) writes:
+>In the above referenced message, Hugh ??? <gsg0384@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> writes:
+>>I've heard that vector machines are more expensive than multi-cpu parallel
+>>machines.  I've got two questions about vector machines.
+>
+>    There is no reason, in principle, why this should be true.

I think the reason behind this is that multicomputers can
use off-the-shelf processors in their processing nodes.
Vector machines, on the other hand, require custom parts.
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