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pascal
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On WindowsForum.com, the tag 'pascal' covers two distinct topics. One thread discusses a nostalgic 1983 article titled 'Real Programmers don't use Pascal,' reflecting on early programming languages like Fortran, Pascal, and ADA, and the culture of low-level coding. The other threads focus on Nvidia's Pascal architecture, specifically the Titan X GPU and changes to SLI support with the GeForce 10-series. These discussions highlight Nvidia's shift to prioritizing 2-way SLI over 3- or 4-way configurations for better gaming performance. The tag thus bridges retro programming humor and modern GPU hardware developments.
Looking through old papers I found a copy I made of an amusing contribution to Datamation July 1983 Readers' Forum:
Real Programmers don't use Pascal
Who knows nowadays of Fortran, Pascal or ADA?
Who were able to dig into the machine code to gain some precious microseconds?
We were, a long...
Here's a link to a articele PC World put up about Nvidia announcing the new Titan X kast night. Surprise! Nvidia reveals a new Pascal-powered Titan X and it looks like an utter monster
The release of the new Pascal based cards will see the end of mainstream support for 3 or 4 way SLI. Nvidia will still include profiles for benchmarking using more than two cards but that will be about it:
"With the GeForce 10-series we’re investing heavily in 2-way SLI with our new High...