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Hennessy and Patterson

Name: Cudder !MhMRSATORI 2014-07-13 3:42

Ostensibly one of the most widely used books for studying computer architecture so I had a look, and... WTF? Possible future CPU designers are being fed with tripe like this?

http://i62.tinypic.com/xakqr.png

Despite all the focus on MIPS and performance, it is suspiciously missing any real benchmarks of MIPS processors.

They have an interesting definition of a "desktop computer":
http://i60.tinypic.com/4lq2j7.png

"Heineken and Pilsner" would be a better name for this book, as its authors appear to be as knowledgeable about real-world computer architecture as drunken fools.

Name: Anonymous 2014-07-15 13:13

>>31
What do you think about the OpenRISC 1200? Are there any free (as in freedom) CPU designs out there that aren't shit (by your standards)?

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