New x86-compatible processors coming this year and i
n 1996 from AMD, Cyrix, Intel, and NexGen will boost performance as high as 350 SPECint92, according to estimates. These benchmark numbers assume a secondary cache of 256 to 512 KB; performance could scale higher with larger caches.
Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it
is
theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.
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