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From: prener@arnor.uucp
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Subject: Re: Superscalar and dataflow
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Date: 22 Jan 91 01:31:38 GMT
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In our early thinking about what ultimately turned into the
RISC System/6000, we spent some time discussing the superscalar
approach with dataflow enthusiasts.  We all agreed that superscalar
delivered more performance than dataflow, for a given amount of hardware.

                                      Dan Prener
                                      (prener @ ibm.com)