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On 4/5/25 4:00 PM, Farley Flud wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Apr 2025 15:22:23 -0400, c186282 wrote:
> 
>>
>>     Digital ... note that clock speeds haven't really risen in
>>     a LONG time. They can, to a point, make them 'work smarter'
>>     but how much more ? Not all tasks/problems lend themselves
>>     to parallel processing methods either.
>>
>>     So, yea, we're pretty much there.
>>
> 
> The supercomputer people would disagree.
> 
> Supercomputers, based on Linux, just keep on getting faster.
> 
> The metric is matrix multiplication, a classic problem in cache
> management.
> 
> I don't know about the architecture of supercomputers but
> the limit seems to be still quite open.

   Matrix mult is a kind of parallelization ... and we
   still have some room there. But not every problem is
   easily, or at all, suited for spreading over 1000
   processors.

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amdahl%27s_law

   Super-computers can use exotic tech, at a super price,
   if they want - including superconductors and quantum
   elements. NOT coming to a desktop near you anytime
   soon alas ......