multi threading in multi processor (computer)

Irmen de Jong irmen.NOSPAM at xs4all.nl
Sat Feb 12 17:12:01 EST 2005


Paul Rubin wrote:
> John Lenton <john at grulic.org.ar> writes:
> 
>>and buying more, cheap computers gives you more processing power than
>>buying less, multi-processor computers. 
> 
> 
> The day is coming when even cheap computers have multiple cpu's.
> See hyperthreading and the coming multi-core P4's, and the finally
> announced Cell processor.
> 
> Conclusion: the GIL must die.

I think I agree with this.
And I couldn't resist:
http://www.razorvine.net/img/GIL.jpg

;-)

--Irmen



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