From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1100BBB84 for ; Sat, 20 May 2006 13:05:25 +0200 (CEST) Received: from pauillac.inria.fr (pauillac.inria.fr [128.93.11.35]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id k4KB5OYh029538 for ; Sat, 20 May 2006 13:05:24 +0200 Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA05602 for ; Sat, 20 May 2006 13:05:23 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from osiris.uid0.sk (osiris.uid0.sk [62.168.97.100]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id k4KB5NoE017269 for ; Sat, 20 May 2006 13:05:23 +0200 Received: from osiris.uid0.sk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nod32.uid0.sk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7972087C15A; Sat, 20 May 2006 13:06:45 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanner: This message was checked by NOD32 Antivirus system NOD32 for Linux Mail Server. For more information on NOD32 Antivirus System, please, visit our website: http://www.nod32.com/ Received: by osiris.uid0.sk (Postfix, from userid 1002) id 6AAE387C05A; Sat, 20 May 2006 13:06:45 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 13:06:45 +0200 From: Jozef Kosoru To: skaller Cc: caml-list@inria.fr Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Array 4 MB size limit Message-ID: <20060520110645.GD32550@osiris.uid0.sk> References: <20060515141230.ajyupn2z28k0484s@horde.akalin.cx> <446986DF.1070308@inria.fr> <446D5E4A.8060005@akalin.cx> <20060519162844.GA32550@osiris.uid0.sk> <20060520090826.GB32550@osiris.uid0.sk> <1148119942.8693.18.camel@rosella.wigram> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1148119942.8693.18.camel@rosella.wigram> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Miltered: at concorde with ID 446EF7F4.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Miltered: at nez-perce with ID 446EF7F3.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; ocaml:01 20,:98 2006:98 wrote:01 caml-list:01 generally:03 consumers:95 size:95 long:05 migration:06 processor:06 quite:06 core:08 core:08 newer:08 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.0.3 On Sat, May 20, 2006 at 20:12:22 +1000, skaller wrote: > > Sure. Average consumers in 20 years, servers in 15 years and OCaml > > users in 5 years (remember N-10!). > > I'm not so sure it will happen like that. Look more at: > > Today, newer desktops are all dual core. We've gone from > 1 processor to 2. How long will it take to get 4? Yes, but that doesn't change the fact 99% of PCs out there still have a single core CPU. Besides, adding more cores on the chip is backward compatible, it isn't the quite same thing as changing the CPU architecture. > It surely will not be 20 years. I think the migration from 64-bit to 128-bit architecture will take more than 20 years. But such things are generally very hard to predict. -- jozef kosoru http://zyzstar.kosoru.com