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- From: eugene@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)
- Subject: Re: Old Prediction from 1988
- References: <1992Nov13.191720.25646@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <Bxo8Ht.HrK@fc.sde.hp.com>
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- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 22:33:01 GMT
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- These are clearly misinterpretations.
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- I still have the running list of predictions (years) when a 1 sustained
- TFLOPS machine will exist. 1995 seems to be a common theme, but this
- will be over taken by the fact that it will be a peak rather than systained
- rate. The triumpth of politics and marketing hype over technology.
- So in 1995 I expect some one to declare victory when the reality isn't true.
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- "Major Strasser has been shot. Round up the usual suspects."
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- --eugene miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@orville.nas.nasa.gov
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