Christopher Smith wrote:
Andrew Lentvorski wrote:
3) Unix stresses memory subsystems more than Windows
That is not entirely clear. Particularly once you factor in Unix's
penchant for the process execution model vs. Windows' penchant for the
threaded execution model as well as Windows' seemingly crappier VM
system, I am not sure that this statement is entirely obvious.
The statement is not obvious, nor is it understood. It is empirical.
It is the collected wisdom of several generations of microprocessor
designers inside IBM, Motorola, AMD, and DEC.
Unix was always the toughest to get working on a new microprocessor.
Windows was always the easiest.
No one ever understood why. It was simply true.
You don't have to accept it. Nor can I give you any hard evidence.
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