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Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:45:22 -0400
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On Tue, 24 Sep 2024 07:50:36 +0200, Terje Mathisen
<terje.mathisen@tmsw.no> wrote:

>MitchAlsup1 wrote:
>> On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 7:53:36 +0000, Michael S wrote:
>>  
>> Prior to multi-CPUs on a die; 99% of all x86 systems were
>> mono-CPU systems, and the necessity of having a well known
>> memory model was more vague. Although there were servers
>> with multiple CPUs in them they represented "an afternoon
>> in the FAB" compared to the PC oriented x86s.
>
>When I started writing my first multi-threaded programs, I insisted on 
>getting a workstation with at least two sockets/cpus:
>
>Somebody wiser than me had written something like "You cannot 
>write/test/debug multithreaded programs without the ability for multiple 
>threads to actually run at the same time."
>
>Pretty obvious really, but the quote was sufficient to get my boss to 
>sign off on a much more expensive PC model. :-)
>
>Terje

Many moons ago, there existed people who actually understood the
difference between "multi-programming" and "multi-processing".

Such people today are few and far between.