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From: jet@karazm.math.uh.edu (J Eric Townsend)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Parallel programming (was Re: Liquid TV ?  I'm hooked!
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Date: 13 Jun 91 21:06:38 GMT
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In article <1991Jun10.091609.8677@crash.cts.com> seanc@pro-party.cts.com (Sean Cunningham) writes:
>In-Reply-To: message from jet@karazm.math.uh.edu
>Regardless of the number of FPUs, those 64,000 integer units make a big
>difference as well.  And according to one article written about the CM,
>each processor is assigned to an individual pixel.

If all you're doing is simple integer manipulation of bitmaps,
then that means something. 

If you're doing floating-point intensive stuff, it makes a difference.


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