If the thingie cannot be disassembled, then it is like a computing chore that is inherently single-thread and cannot be multi-tasked.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 11:03 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: What's a CPU second? Multi-threading would be like having a disassembled "thingie" to move, which requires the cargo space of >1x but <=2x of your trunk space. With one car, you must make two trips. With one car, you make a single trip. So you get the "thingie" moved to the new location twice as fast as with one car. (ignoring the return trip time in the one-car case, which I will assume is instantaneous to make this work right). So if you have 2 cars, you can get done twice as fast, in this case. This assumes that the "thingie" can be disassembled. If the "thingie" cannot be disassembled, well the analogy breaks down. Or maybe you need to rent a trailer, which makes you go 1/2 speed, or something. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
