On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:09:59 -0500, John Eells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>It's interesting to think about measurement in CPU cycles, too. With a >2 GHz cycle time, two machine cycles are consumed for every 9.7" or so >of travel through a shielded wire. Have you ever looked inside of a Cray? Each wire had length designed with races in mind to make sure the signals arrived in the correct sequence. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
