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From: lamaster@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Hugh LaMaster)
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Subject: Re: EXACTLY what is Superscalar?
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Date: 22 Mar 89 17:34:15 GMT
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In article <16080@cup.portal.com> bcase@cup.portal.com (Brian bcase Case) writes:
>>   Note that if you have a superscalar architecture, and can do two inst.
>>in parallel (see the Intel 80960CA paper in newest Compcon proceedings), you
>
>Exactly my point about superscalar.  But note that for the expense of the

For quite a while, I have heard superscalar used, and I think the term was
defined in a paper in IEEE Computer a while back, but I am still a little
fuzzy on it.  Is "superscalar" an exact concept, or is it a buzzword like 
"RISC"?  Is a Multiflw machine a superscalar machine, or the i860, or
the Weitek XL-8064?

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