[Info-vax] BASIC compiler in the hobbyist distribution

[seasoned_geek]

On Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 12:49:55 PM UTC-5, JF Mezei wrote:
> On 15-05-30 13:34, David Froble wrote:
> 
> > The performance difference isn't that great.  Unless you require single 
> > processor performance, you can usually purchase 2 AMD chips for the cost 
> > of one Intel chip. 
> 
> 
> Sockets on motherboards are expensive, and having multiple sockets has
> performance disadvantages with regards to memory access and especially
> shared cache between cores on the same chip.
> 
> AMD had its 15 secodns of fame when it pushed intel to produce a 64 bit
> 8086. But since then, they seem to have languished in the CPU market.
> 
> On the bright side, Bob GQ Palmer is no longer on their board:
> http://ir.amd.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=74093&p=irol-govcommcomp
> 
> Unfortunatly, Curly Capellas is still on the Board at Cisco. Biggest
> mistake Cisco ever made.

Well, at least "dine & dive" G.Q. Bob encountered a culture that wouldn't let him whore it out.

I don't care if Cisco survives.

G.Q. must have got the boot just prior to the NVIDIA IBM deal because he would have never backed a project which was the future of computing for the next 15-20 years.