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Why Amdahl's law is often used incorrectly?

7 pointsby tech_junkiealmost 14 years ago

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wglbalmost 14 years ago
Gene Amdahl also said when asked why the IBM 360 did not have a stack, said "it would have been too expensive" without clarifying details. Not too long after that, the 8085, with a stack, was in widespread use and shortly could have been bought for $5 retail quantity one. The science was missing from his statement there as well.