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What makes Intel's SMT implementation "hyper"? What makes Mario "Super"? It's just marketing.


Apparently, Mario actually was the super for the building that they were in. He was not super, he was the super (supervisor) fixing stuff


> Apparently, Mario actually was the super for the building that they were in. He was not super, he was the super (supervisor) fixing stuff

+1 insightful.


> What makes Mario "Super"?

The Super Mushroom power-up.


SCNR: What makes the Mushroom power-up "Super"?


It's got what mario craves


Electrolytes?


Hyperthreading is technically a level above superscalar?




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