The inter-process coordination and synchronization brings to mind the=20
example of "like herding cats".
As usual, the answer is context sensitive and lies somewhere between One=20
Mega CPU and a bucket full of little fellows.
Borg Cube anyone?

On 5/6/2014 7:46 AM, smplx wrote:
> I would much rather have a dozen or so
> PICs mounted in a single package, all doing their own thing, than one meg=
a
> CPU running at crazy speeds trying to simulate multiple CPUs executing
> different tasks.

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  Live the life you have imagined."
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