[ydl-gen] Linux yellow dog manual for dummies

[Warren Nagourney]

Thanks, Derick. I  still love the PPC architecture and recently bought  
an Apple dual core 2.3 GHz G5 for very little money and am finding it  
to be absolutely as fast as I could ever hope for. I will keep it for  
the next 3-5 years (assuming I can keep the power supply running) and  
maybe then, the dominance of x86 may have lessened (it can't last  
forever!).

Merry Christmas and Happy 2010,

Warren N

On Dec 24, 2009, at 1:44 PM, Derick Centeno wrote:

> 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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