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Date:      Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:18:49 -0800
From:      Artem Belevich <fbsdlist@src.cx>
To:        Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Future CPUs - 128 threads
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> Seriously, simply because of curiosity - are MIPS CPUs used in any
> kind of "general purpose" machines?

I'm not aware of any multi-core general-purpose MIPS box.
Low-end MIPS CPUs are ubiquitous in low-end networking gear.
High-end multicore MIPS chips are mostly going into mid-to-high end
networking gear like firewalls.

They are probably not a very good fit for general purpose computing.

--Artem



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