[ydl-gen] Linux yellow dog manual for dummies

[Derick Centeno]

Good to hear from you Warren!!  It's been a long time!!

Glad you liked my analogy.  

I wasn't aware of IBM's announcement.  I guess we are the lucky ones
who got these marvelous computers while they could be had.  Too bad
others won't have the opportunity to explore and develop varied
programming skills which these systems allow.

You are not alone in considering how dull the modern environment is.
Unfortunately, we've become like that tiny core of professionals who
served with Henry II at the Battle of Agincourt mentioned by none other
than Shakespeare -- "We few, we happy few..."

I would have liked to have had more people experience gaining from the
skill of working with these systems.  But if the hardware isn't
available then that's pretty much it, unless one chooses to get gouged
on ebay.

Well, Warren, have a wonderful celebration of the holidays and a most
splendid New Year!!  Likewise to all who are here!!!



On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:46:10 -0800
Warren Nagourney <warren at phys.washington.edu> wrote:

> I might also add that, due to recent announcements from IBM, the  
> future of the Cell processor is in doubt. In November, IBM announced  
> that it was canceling the next iteration of the Cell, the one with
> 32 SPE cores. I would therefore hesitate in investing any time in  
> learning Cell programming.
> 
> As a result of IBM's announcement, there was a flurry of talk on
> tech- savvy sites (such as ars technica) about the end of the Cell
> and since IBM made no attempt to refute these inferences, I can only
> assume that they are phasing out the Cell. Too bad, as it is the only
> interesting computer architecture I have seen in a while. I like your
> simile likening Intel architecture to the rebending of a paper clip,
> Derick! The dominance of computing by one architecture makes the
> whole (hardware) enterprise fairly dull, in my opinion.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Warren Nagourney
> 




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