21 Oct
2006
21 Oct
'06
12:10 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burroughs_B5000
But the fact is that even with attached FORTRAN coprocessors and
vector boxes, not even a BSP could out-benchmark a CDC Cyber or Cray
I on a pure computational load.
But remember FORTRAN uses direct addressing any machine that
uses local memory like a stack machine has several hidden
additions just to calculate your address.
That is the price you pay for local adressing.
Cheers,
Chuck
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