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Technology Stocks : Rambus (RMBS) - Eagle or Penguin

RMBS 94.26

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Dec 12 3:59 PM EST

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To: Tony Viola who wrote (15405)	2/10/1999 5:45:00 PM
From: Shibumi	Read Replies (1) of 93625

Tony...great post...one note...you write >>You want the best possible latency in your cache(s), which is the first place the CPU always looks for data that it needs. And, the data is there, in the cache, most of the time, say 80% of it<< Actually, I think that you'll find on a general application load that you're at or over 95% on most modern caches. You did a great job of explaining a complicated subject while I just got frustrated. The bottom line is that this is a statistical problem (much like trying to determine the precise location of an electron) in which you have to talk about probabilities. My frustration was based on understanding the probabilities associated with day-to-day stock movement and understanding the probabilities associated with computer performance. One tends toward randomness (note: while there are reports of very high short-term-oriented stock performance, these appear to be outliers) while the other tends toward being a predictable, scientific endeavor. My best...

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