At 10:08 PM -0400 6/12/05, Pacer wrote:
I feel the PowerPC was a bit more inherently stable (read some of
the notes on MacSlash about bit addressing) and the Altivec
instructions were likely a bit better for high-end number-crunching
(I've already read multiple worries from scientists who prefer the
PowerPC),
Of course they're worried. The PPC doesn't have a problem crunching
numbers while there is a history of Intel trying to cover up the fact
that they made chips that DO have problems crunching numbers.
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... oh, never mind."
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