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On 2012-12-10, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:06:36 +0000 (UTC) |
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> Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> On 2012-12-10, Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> |
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>> wrote: |
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>> > Am Samstag, 8. Dezember 2012, 19:25:55 schrieb Grant: |
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>> >> It seems like ARM processors will destroy x86 before too long. |
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>> >> Does anyone think this won't happen? |
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>> > no |
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>> > |
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>> > two reasons: |
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>> > |
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>> > not enough power |
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>> > does not run x86 software |
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>> > the second one is a real deal breaker. |
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>> Only until somebody invents some sort of scheme where you can write a |
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>> program using a source language that isn't tied directly to the |
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>> processor architecture. Then you'd be able to build programs (or even |
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>> OS kernels) so that they'd run on a variety of CPU architectures! |
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> We can do that *already* |
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> java |
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> perl |
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> python |
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> dotnet |
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> and any number of other languages compiled to bytecode. There's too |
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> many to list. |
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I know. :) |
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And even if you stick with old-school compiled languages to C, |
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supporting multiple architectures isn't any more difficult than |
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supporting the plethora of x86-based motherboards and chipsets. |
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* Apple transitioned from 68K to PPC to x86 without much problem, |
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and they don't seem to have any problem getting software to run on |
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ARM devices. |
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* Linux is available for non x86 platforms. :) |
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Nobody has developed significant applications in assembly language for |
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decades, so I don't see why there's a requirement to "run x86 |
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software"... |
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I use a couple of large, commerical Java apps under Linux and they |
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both work great. OTOH, some of the smaller "free" Java apps I've |
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tried were pretty bad... |
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Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Gee, I feel kind of |
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at LIGHT in the head now, |
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gmail.com knowing I can't make my |
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satellite dish PAYMENTS! |
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