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From: corkum@csri.toronto.edu (Brent Thomas Corkum)
Subject: Re: Where's the SPARK in my SPARC????
Message-ID: <1991Feb23.131816.21657@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
Organization: Civil Engineering, University of Toronto
References: <537@coatimundi.cs.arizona.edu> <9102220209.AA27844@forest.asd.sgi.com>
Date: 23 Feb 91 18:18:16 GMT
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In article <9102220209.AA27844@forest.asd.sgi.com> baskett@forest.asd.sgi.COM (Forest Baskett) writes:
>There are a number of other disadvantages of register windows, too.
>But I admit to a certain prejudice on this issue.
>
>Forest Baskett
>Silicon Graphics


While we're on the subject can someone please explain to me what register
windows are, and why this has anything to do with the SPARC2 vs 4D/25
discrepancy in speed that I've been seeing (for my application!). 

Brent



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