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> * Dennis <dennis@etinc.com> [010418 16:04] wrote:
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> > A 1.5Ghz processor can outperform  2 fully saturated PCI buses, so its not
> > going to help much in the networking world, which is where I live.
> > Processing power is already exceeding the busses capabilities.

He-he-he. Wait for Infiniband. And even PCIX is a big step
performance-wise.

-SB

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