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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (65063)9/18/1998 12:40:00 PM
From: rudedog  Read Replies (1) of 186894
 
Mary -
RE: They claim whereas the PC is the generalist, the strength of the myriad appliances will lie in specialization

A good rule to keep in mind is one of Gordon Bell's business guidelines - 'General Purpose MIPS are always cheaper than special purpose MIPS to do any given job'. It's an economy of scale and related technology issue and while not 100% true it correctly predicts results of most design decisions over the years.
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