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To: Process Boy who wrote (85076)	1/5/2000 2:00:00 AM
From: ptanner	Read Replies (2) of 1573980

PB <In your scenario of memory latency limited performance , do you have any WAG's as to how to attack "the problem"?> How about changing the way the software programs are written (hm... IA-64?) or providing for high capacity memory bandwidth (RDRAM) for data intensive apps or the use of dedicated hardware for specialized tasks (old FP co-processors or graphic cards) provided they don't compete with the main memory path. It seems the use of multiple memory hierarchies (L1, L2, L3) has provided real benefits and perhaps the use of FP registers instead of stacks? (Can't recall where I read this recently on the web and I am not an EE, just a CE who enjoys computers and have CAD to thank for the opportunity to buy hot-rods.) These are my own WAG... PT

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