x86 archetecture is ancient as hell, i dont see why we still use it. theve managed to make the busses wider, the chips faster and crank out more maths per cycle, but they havent optimised the designt of the way theese subsytems are integrated. this is one thing i kinda respect apple for, because they are always trying new archetecture concepts, and successfully i might add. the new console systems coming out are another example of advancemnts in archetecture.
a big problem with x86 is that one processor no matter how fast it is, will be stopped by some stupid piece of hardware which doesnt know what to do with itself. its like when the manager of a store has to fill in for a cashier because shes an hour late for work. the interupt system, a control mechinisim which tells the processor to stop what its doing so that it may talk to a device. processing shouldnt stop because a piece of hardware is being stupid. devices have been becoming smarter and in some cases they can operate without cpu intervention, a video card is a good example of a smart device, in most cases they can usually crank out more math than a cpu ever could, but because they rely on the cpu to control it, it makes the system slower.you shouldnt be using a system that was designed for centralized processing, on a system that has the capability of delegating menial tasks to inexpensive low-end processors and complecated task for greater chips.
id like to see an asymetrical system where you have a simple processor handeling device control , while more andvanced chips can be allowed to focus fully on crunching function (rendering, communications, audio, ect) specific code. multiple processors designed with a specific task in mind. even with symetrical multiprocessing, you are simply combining there power so they can work harder, but they still arent working smarter. and a system that works smarter is more effietient.
as for boxers vs. briefs, im gonna switch to thongs
