[openbeos] Re: app_server: MMX/SSE help wanted

On 2004-08-09 16:21:21 [+0200], Adi Oanca wrote:

> I made the wrong assumption that MMX is a... core of its own, and that in 
> the same time the CPU could process something else. Guess I was wrong!(?)

Axel already cleared that up. If you'd like to learn more about CPUs, a 
good source is Ars Technicas Technopedia section "CPU Theory and Praxis" at
<http://arstechnica.com/cpu/index.html>.

They've got a nice introductory article about SIMD architectures, going 
into some detail on MMX, SSE, 3DNow! and PowerPCs AltiVec; this would be a 
good read for anybody interested in the possibilities of SIMD:
<http://arstechnica.com/cpu/1q00/simd/simd-1.html>

Bye,
Chris

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