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You did not read my post
I don't diss the compiler, I just point out that trying to take a current language and translate it to a parallel machine is not going to work.

I started doing compiler work around the time of the Vax. I have never seen anyone get the level of performance for common programs, that has been claimed possible by the Itanumm team. The only places you get that performance is in highly parallel algorithms, which most computing is not.

My complaint with the Itanium is simple, it might be a great chip for a super computer but it was supposed to be a general purpose computer. The needs are different, Intel made a set of flawed architectural decisions, and the Itanium's poor showing in the marketplace is the result.
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The Problem With Itanium . . .  jjworleyeoe | 08/30/05
HP PA-RISC still shipping  dwjunix | 08/30/05
Yes, think Open Solaris on AMD x86-64  DonnieBoy | 08/31/05
Opteron beats Itanium by 250%  sharikou | 08/30/05
Truly unbeatable !  Prognosticator | 08/31/05
Unbiased link  Roger Ramjet | 08/31/05
Ok, show a different link  balsover | 08/31/05
What you don't know . . .  Roger Ramjet | 08/31/05
What you don't know about people  dwjunix | 08/31/05
Is almost as bad as folk knowledge  oldsysprog | 08/31/05
No flawed assumptions...  Prognosticator | 08/31/05
Yes compilers are hard, and the Itanium puts all the work on the compiler  oldsysprog | 08/31/05
Correct..as it should  Prognosticator | 08/31/05
You did not read my post  oldsysprog | 08/31/05
Thanks, I understand your post.  Prognosticator | 09/01/05
Yes, and x86-64 is still a whole lot cheaper, ask Google.  DonnieBoy | 08/31/05
Too Little, Too Late.  SimonSays | 08/31/05
The problem is, x86-64 is better and cheaper.  DonnieBoy | 08/31/05
Not necessarily for the reason stated  balsover | 08/31/05
Well, MIPS per dollar or MIPS per watt is what determines best.  DonnieBoy | 09/01/05
Another example of intel's...  wizzzer | 08/31/05
Itanium had failures on several fronts.  tyezek | 08/31/05
Some Misconceptions  Roger Ramjet | 09/01/05

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