Jim McKie wrote:
> ... are best served if there is a single choice widespread in the
> emerging 64-bit systems. This removes a source of subtle errors in
> porting to a 64-bit environment, and encourages more rapid
> exploitation of the technology options.
I think that's backwards, you get sloppy in a monoculture.
yeah, good point. We kept our alphas alive here for a long time for one
reason: to make sure they kept us honest. For one thing, they would
really complain about bad alighment. Pentiums are way too kind when you
do something stupid like misalign a long or vlong.
I was sad when it came time to turn them off.
It's too easy to be stupid with just one architecture.
ron
