...provide an excellent example of the issues facing PC processorvendors as core counts continue to grow. Consider...complexity adds no practical value. And the closer PC processorvendors approach that limit, the more difficult it will...
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...XML parsers and XSLT processors by a factor of 10 to 1. This is one of the key selling points for the Hardware XML Processorvendors. Fewer moving parts also means fewer things that can go wrong. If you are running a small real-time OS...
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