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From: "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Is Intel exceptionally unsuccessful as an architecture designer?
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:44:49 -0700
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On 9/23/2024 5:45 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Sep 2024 10:34:16 +0300, Michael S wrote:
> 
>> The difference between MPP and cluster is not well-defined.
>> The difference between ccNUMA and MPP-or-cluster is crystal clear.
> 
> If memory on other nodes were made directly addressable via hardware that
> implemented something like a message-passing bus, suddenly the difference
> is not so clear.

I guess the idea is to try to design things that try to minimize that 
down to a bare minimum, if at all... Keep things as local as possible?