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Unpredictability in Future Microprocessors

Posted by Zonk on from the guesstimating dept.

prostoalex writes "A Business Week article says increase in chip speeds and number of transistors on a single microprocessor leads to varying degrees of unpredictability, which used to be a no-no word in the microprocessor world. However, according to scientists from Georgia Tech's Center for Research in Embedded Systems & Technology, unpredictability becomes a great asset leading to energy conservation and increased computation speeds."

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  1. Adds new meaning to this ... by tomhudson · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Remember that old saying "It's not a bug, it's a feature"? Now they've found a way to market their hardware mistakes. Eat your heart out, Gates.

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  2. Windows ME did something right by bird603568 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    unpredictability becomes a great asset leading to energy conservation and increased computation speeds if this is the case, then windows MS is Godly.

  3. I have allready heard this .... by GNUALMAFUERTE · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "Let's learn to live with it and see what we can do with unpredictability"

    dejavu!, I said this years ago when my ex-boss decided to buy a w2k server!!

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