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On 03/29/2013 01:46 PM, Dale wrote: |
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> »Q« wrote: |
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>> On Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:54:37 +0000 |
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>> Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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>>> On 29 March 2013, at 03:36, Nilesh Govindrajan wrote: |
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>>>>> ... |
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>>>>>> I can only imagine he was pointing out that you have a single CPU |
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>>>>>> with four cores in it. |
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>>>>> You're right, of course. I should have said /cores/. |
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>>>> Cores or CPUs.. in this context it's *almost*, __NOT EXACTLY__ same. |
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>>> Which is exactly what was so twitch inducing! |
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>> Whatever you do, don't read the first sentence at |
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>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-core_processor>. |
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> Especially this FIRST part: |
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> "A *multi-core processor* is a single computing |
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> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computing> component . . ." |
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> So, it is a SINGLE component. To me, CPUs means having more than one |
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> CPU component, such as dual CPUs or even quad CPUs which used to be |
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> fairly common. |
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> I have a single CPU computer. It has 4 cores but a single CPU. I hope |
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> to upgrade one day to a 8 core CPU. I'll still have a single CPU |
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> component installed tho. |
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> This is getting really funny. ROFL You can tell when the list is |
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> getting slow when we start parsing each word and each words meaning. ;-) |
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The list hasn't been slow all week. ^^ |
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