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From: nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather)
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Subject: Re: I don't believe your statements about multiprocessors
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Date: Sat, 11-May-85 16:04:44 EDT
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> As soon as you can build a uniprocessor
> that is as fast as any multiprocessor, the multiprocessors will go away.
> -- 
> Dave Poplawski

This makes no sense to me.  If you can build a really fast uniprocessor,
why can't you run a bunch in parallel and get more thoughput?  Are you
suggesting there may be a computer so fast no problem can keep it busy?
My friends, the astrophysicists, don't believe that for a minute.

-- 
Ed Nather
Astronony Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
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