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Intel's Answer to AMD's Hammer - Yamhill

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it's-a-city-in-oregon dept.

bdolan writes: "Today's San Jose Mercury News is reporting that Intel is going to put a 64 bit architecture extension in upcoming Pentiums if it turns out the Itanium doesn't take off. Hmm. Apparently they intend to only turn this on if AMD's 64 bit processor make major inroads against the Itanium architecture. Aren't we glad that competition is keeping everyone on their toes."

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  1. Uhh..naming? by Mahtar · · Score: 5, Funny

    AMD Guy: Hehe..check out my incredible new processor. It's called the Hammer! What do you have in your box?

    Intel Guy: Oh..er..I have a *unintelligible*

    AMD Guy: What is that? Mumblican? Speak up!

    Intel Guy: *coughYamhill*

    AMD Guy: YAMHILL? Buwhahahahaha! Intel marketing loves you!

    Intel Guy: *cry*

    1. Re:Uhh..naming? by suss · · Score: 5, Funny

      There actually is a basis for this name. Intel has a large presence in the state of Oregon and has a tendency to give their products code names from that state.

      I can't wait for the beaver... all 64 naughty bits of it!

  2. Intel's chip won't amount to a hill of potatoes by Slashdolt · · Score: 1, Funny

    Or Yams, as the case may be.

  3. vegetariens or what?? by Hooya · · Score: 3, Funny

    what's with intel's names? celery.. err.. celeron, now YAMhill... where's the beef?

  4. Behold.. entire hills of yams! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    http://www.aislagos.com/Photos/LifeInLagos/Yams350 .jpg

  5. Everyone's getting in on the LOTR craze! by jfaulken · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wasn't Yamhill one of the hobbit names in The Shire?!

  6. Intel naming. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am laughing at there choice of the yamhill river for the naming. I live about 3/4 of a mile from the river. They find two headed fish in it, I don't even want to know what will be found in the intel processor.

  7. Will it be a true 64-bit by Therin · · Score: 2, Funny

    or just the Pentium version, 63.99999999 bits?

    --
    John 17:20
  8. Yams by kenneth_martens · · Score: 2, Funny

    In a press conference earlier today, an Intel spokeman confirmed rumors that their latest processor, the 64-bit "Yamhill" is manufactured not from traditional silicon, but is made entirely from yams.

  9. Re:The free market at work by Two+Dogs+Fucking · · Score: 2, Funny
    Admit it, you've been reading "Atlas Shrugged" again ...

  10. Stop making fun of the names by pclminion · · Score: 4, Funny
    First you made fun of Tualatin -- a shitty city to be sure, but also the name of an Indian tribe and a river. I work in Tualatin.

    Now you are making fun of Yamhill. Not only a river, but a city as well, and a major east-west running street in Portland. If you ever come to Portland, check out Yamhill street. Lots of cool stuff, nice place to get drunk.

    Would everyone please lay the fuck off already. We're proud of Intel around here and we're proud of our rivers, cities, and streets. I don't make fun of people who live in New York, even if "York" is a pretty stupid sounding word.

    Grow up, assholes.