Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!watvlsi!smcmahon
From: smcmahon@watvlsi.waterloo.edu (Scott H. McMahon)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Cray Quotations
Summary: I believe so.
Message-ID: <4148@watvlsi.waterloo.edu>
Date: 22 Dec 88 06:07:25 GMT
References: <2496@ficc.uu.net> <8841@sequent.UUCP>
Reply-To: smcmahon@watvlsi.waterloo.edu (Scott H. McMahon)
Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario
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In article <8841@sequent.UUCP> rgb@sequent.UUCP (Bob Bond) writes:
>I have heard "Parity is for farmers" attributed to Cray.
>Does anyone know if this is accurate?

I believe this to be true, only because the person who first told
it to me had the "honour" of working with him (and I to this person).

He believed that Seymour meant that parity is just the first line
of defence and that the whole system should be made super reliable.
Those who rely soley on parity are "farmers". This may not be the 
case but is a nice rule to follow.. especially after the quote
posted to the net referring to how he isn't cost driven when designing
a computer.

Just my opinions anyhow...

-Scott


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