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.
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.