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From: shivers@centro.soar.cs.cmu.edu (Olin Shivers)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Barrel processors & string ops
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Date: 16 Feb 89 05:39:22 GMT
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Andy Glew mentioned a barrel processor discussion, and says that
mash@mips posted a good argument against them (barrel processors, not
discussions). I would very much like to see that argument.

Andy also mentioned at one point that he thought string ops weren't
very necessary in a machine that had word ops with masks (or somesuch;
I don't recall exactly). I wanted to hear your reasons for that, Andy.
I sent you email, but it was bounced. Would you please post a msg with
more details?

Thanks.
    -Olin
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