14 Jun
2024
14 Jun
'24
3:23 p.m.
On 6/14/24 08:13, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
You compare machines by what they deliver. The
purpose of computers is not to deliver logic circuits but to deliver computation, so
comparing computational ability (speed and size) is meaningful, along with cost. How
it's implemented under the covers is not. Yes, the implementation details affect the
user's figures of merit, but those figures and not the logic choices made by the
designers matter.
Well said.