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midrange-l-request@midrange.com wrote: >Instead of using a sequence of instructions to perform a common function, >the operating system will use a single instruction that causes the entire >function to be performed by the POWER5 microprocessor hardware. Examples of >these common functions include TCP/IP processing, Wow... single-instruction TCP/IP processing...! Now THAT'S a chip! (Heh, I suspect the article glossed over the reality, eh?) >When POWER6 arrives in 2006, it is expected to extend the Fast Path idea to >even higher-level software such as DB2 and WebSphere processing. Double-Wow! Single-instruction DB2! and WebSphere! Heh. Just musing on Friday. Tom Liotta -- -- Tom Liotta The PowerTech Group, Inc. 19426 68th Avenue South Kent, WA 98032 Phone 253-872-7788 x313 Fax 253-872-7904 http://www.powertechgroup.com __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
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