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From: ok@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (Richard A. O'Keefe)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: small instructions
Message-ID: <6390@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au>
Date: 19 Jun 91 11:03:40 GMT
References: <13395@pt.cs.cmu.edu> <195@armltd.uucp> <BC-BR@xds13.ferranti.com> <4V=BO6D@xds13.ferranti.com>
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In article <4V=BO6D@xds13.ferranti.com>, peter@ficc.ferranti.com (peter da silva) writes:
> I disagree strongly. The kangaroo is a very efficient design, and uses far
> less energy in motion than any other biped and most quadrupeds.

> Now the Kangaroo's reproductive system is a bit of a kludge, but that's not
> what's being discussed here.

The kangaroo's reproductive system is also very efficient.
In fact, it is a three-stage pipeline,
the first stage of which can be stalled.

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