- Oct 14, 1999
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This is one of my zaniest ideas yet!
Some people around here like to use SMP. What if they used the second processor to store cache? Imagine you have a dualie board and really don't need the second processor as much as high speed access to your data. What if you could add a 4mb (or better!) of full-speed cache to your system?
Those 4-way and 8-way boards can turn the empty sockets into high speed cache. Not everyone buys an 8-way board and fills them up. Well, this would give them an extra reason to fill one of the empty sockets. Manufacturing costs would be comparable to regular CPUs.
Awwww, the idea of a 1.33gHz cache...
Some people around here like to use SMP. What if they used the second processor to store cache? Imagine you have a dualie board and really don't need the second processor as much as high speed access to your data. What if you could add a 4mb (or better!) of full-speed cache to your system?
Those 4-way and 8-way boards can turn the empty sockets into high speed cache. Not everyone buys an 8-way board and fills them up. Well, this would give them an extra reason to fill one of the empty sockets. Manufacturing costs would be comparable to regular CPUs.
Awwww, the idea of a 1.33gHz cache...