In a message dated 10/18/02 5:41:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << The new IBM chip does use Altivec, but they don't use the name (Altivec is a Moto trademark). See:
http://arstechnica.com/wankerdesk/3q02/powerpc.html >> Having worked on IBM or IBM-compatible processors ... and having been on the design team for several generations of IBM-compatible processors, although those being mainframes, not micropropcessors ... I can appreciate the simplicity of IBM's name; it is descriptive of the function, as are most of IBM's acronyms: SIMD/VMX. Incidentally, some of the concepts used in the 970, "... Just like the P4 decomposes x86 instructions into smaller, simpler micro-ops (uops), the 970 'cracks' PowerPC instructions into smaller, simpler sets of 'iops'. It is these iops that are actually executed by the 970's functional units. Most PPC instruction decode into only one iop, but some occasionally decode into more ...", among others, were used in my former employer's mainframes since 1975. In one generation of mainframes, we utilized what we dubbed "nanocode", in support of the more conventional "microcode". Likely, "nanaocode" would relate to an even more atomic form of "iop". -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
