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Sun's Zippy New Chips

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ra-would-approve dept.

Mark the Revelator writes: "Reuters has a story about Sun unveiling it's latest and greatest UltraSparcIII chips. The new chips are being made by TI and are the first UltraSparcs to use copper instead of aluminum for transistor connections. Although they're supposed to compete with Intel's Itanium chips, they only run at 900MHz ... for now."

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  1. Re:Photograph by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Guitar tablatures are here.

  2. Only 900mhz? by colinm1981 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I thought Itanium ran at 800mhz max....

    --
    -Colin
  3. RISC/CISC by silicon_synapse · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the Itanium a CISC-based processor while the sparc is a RISC-based processor. Even at 900MHz, it should outperform most CISC-based processors. Or should I stop posting at 8AM?

  4. lol@OffTopic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Waha

  5. Photograph by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Def Leppard - Photograph

    Huh!
    I'm outa luck, outa love
    Gotta photograph, picture of
    Passion killer, you're too much
    You're the only one I wanna touch
    I see your face every time I dream
    On every page, every magazine
    So wild so free so far from me
    You're all I want, my fantasy

    Oh, look what you've done to this rock 'n' roll clown
    Oh Oh, look what you've done

    Photograph - I don't want your
    Photograph - I don't need your
    Photograph - All I've got is a
    photograph
    But it's not enough

    I'd be your lover, if you were there
    Put your hurt on me, if you dare
    Such a woman, you got style
    You make every man feel like a child
    You got some kinda hold on me
    You're all wrapped up in mystery
    So wild so free so far from me
    You're all I want, my fantasy

    Oh, Look what you've done to this rock'n'roll clown
    Oh Oh, Look what you've done

    [Repeat chorus ]

    You've gone straight to my head

  6. MIPS asm found in MS SRC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This was found in the Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 source distribution. What is peculiar is the date, 1992. it is either from Windows NT for MIPS, or Microsoft has been planning a Windows CE OS for MIPS, SH3, ARM, PPC, and X86 ever since then TITLE("JumptoUnwind") Copyright(c)1992-2000MicrosoftCorporation.Allright sreserved. ModuleName: jmpuwind.s Abstract: ThismoduleimplementstheMIPSspecificroutinetojumpto theruntime timelibraryunwindroutine. Environment: Anymode. #include"ksmips.h" SBTTL("ExecuteExceptionFilter") ULONG __C_ExecuteExceptionFilter( PEXCEPTION_POINTERSExceptionPointers, EXCEPTION_FILTERExceptionFilter, ULONGEstablisherFrame ) RoutineDescription: Thisfunctionsetsthestaticlinkandtransferscontrolto thespecified exceptionfilterroutine. Arguments: ExceptionPointers(a0)-Suppliesapointertotheexcepti onpointers structure. ExceptionFilter(a1)-Suppliestheaddressoftheexcepti onfilter routine. EstablisherFrame(a2)-Suppliestheestablisherframepo inter. ReturnValue: Thevaluereturnedbytheexceptionfilterroutine. LEAF_ENTRY(__C_ExecuteExceptionFilter) movev0,a2setstaticlink ja1transfercontroltoexceptionfilter .end__C_ExecuteExceptionFilter SBTTL("ExecuteTerminationHandler") VOID __C_ExecuteTerminationHandler( BOOLEANAbnormalTermination, TERMINATION_HANDLERTerminationHandler, ULONGEstablisherFrame ) RoutineDescription: Thisfunctionsetsthestaticlinkandtransferscontrolto thespecified terminationhandlerroutine. Arguments: AbnormalTermination(a0)-Suppliesabooleanvaluethatd etermines whethertheterminationisabnormal. TerminationHandler(a1)-Suppliestheaddressoftheterm inationhandler routine. EstablisherFrame(a2)-Suppliestheestablisherframepo inter. ReturnValue: None. -- LEAF_ENTRY(__C_ExecuteTerminationHandler) movev0,a2setstaticlink ja1transfercontroltoterminationhandler .end__C_ExecuteTerminationHandler #if0NotneededforWinCEyet SBTTL("JumptoUnwind") VOID __jump_unwind( INPVOIDEstablishFrame, INPVOIDTargetPc ) RoutineDescription: Thisfunctiontransfercontroltounwind.ItisusedbytheM IPS compilerwhenagotooutofthebodyoratrystatementoccurs . Arguments: EstablishFrame(a0)-Suppliestheestablisherframepoin tofthe targetoftheunwind. TargetPc(a1)-Suppliesthetargetinstructionaddresswh erecontrol istobetransferedtoaftertheunwindoperationiscomplet e. ReturnValue: None. LEAF_ENTRY(__jump_unwind) movea2,zerosetNULLexceptionrecordaddress movea3,zerosetdestinationreturnvalue jRtlUnwindunwindtospecifiedtarget .end__jump_unwind #endifNotneededforWinCEyet

  7. completely differant and now by johnjones · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    well I have to say that the HHGTG was on the googlebox last night very shocking

    and amuseing

    the improberbility drive had me in fits of laughter proberly

    ah well if only that women had not forgotton how everyone could be happy and live in peace

    damn her

    regards

    john jones

  8. Hmm! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wow, imagine a Beowulf cluster of these...

  9. Re:Other factors in Sparc's favor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Register windows used to suck ass. Anyone know if they've managed to get compilers to use them correctly without overflowing and causing the mother of all register dumps? Have they made the windows big enough yet?

    Once upon a time the SPARC had no multiply instruction and was simply an awful processor.

  10. It's "its". by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Grammar bites the dust. Or is that spelling?