"Toy" computers http://www.conmicro.cx/hercules

From: Christopher Smith <csmith_at_amdocs.com>
Date: Mon Apr 29 09:39:01 2002

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raymond Moyers [mailto:rmoyers_at_nop.org]

> A real box can total flood a bundle of gigabit fiber
> the diameter of your right leg, its the I/O that sets
> these monsters apart really, their CPUs are no
> slouch, but not any faster than a common modern
> PC chip.

So, by "emulated," you didn't mean to imply that they were emulated
in such a manner as to be replaced by the peesee -- that is the
misunderstanding here, I'm sure. :)

Anyway, I've always subscribed to the school of thought which says
that the CPU should do only that which can't be accomplished with
special purpose chips. It makes things much more elegant.

Chris


Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL

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