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From: bcase@cup.portal.com (Brian bcase Case)
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Subject: Re: CISC Silent Spring
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Date: 9 Feb 90 19:34:57 GMT
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>Vector machines always run faster on vector problems than non vector
>machines.  Even if the cycle time is a little slower.


I don't believe this.  See the WM-machine architecture proposed by
W. Wulf.  This is a general-purpose architecture that can achieve
vector rates without actual vector hardware (well, the memory system
has to be done right, but there are no vector instructions).