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PowerPC Goes 64 bit

prostoalex writes "ExtremeTech runs a story about IBM planning to introduce a new 64-bit PowerPC architecture for desktops in October at the Microprocessor Forum. The conference agenda tells us that "this processor is an 8-way superscalar design that fully supports Symmetric MultiProcessing. The processor is further enhanced by a vector processing unit implementing over 160 specialized vector instructions and implements a system interface capable of up to 6.4GB/s"." There's also a News.com story.

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  1. Frist Prost by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is my first post, and I am sticking to it.

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

      hey, I spelled it correctly in the body. What more do you expect from me!?

    2. Re:Frist Prost by BobWeiner · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      ok - you got me. :)

      Kudos!

      -Bob

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      The PC Weenies: 11 Years of Online Tech 'Too
  2. Next on Jerry Springer... by DavidLeblond · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Board meetings usually sound pretty boring, but I think I'd pay to sit in on that one.

    1. Re:Next on Jerry Springer... by DavidLeblond · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Oops this was meant for the previous story. How in hell did it end up here? I haven't even read this story yet!

  3. Obligatory... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    how about a Beowulf cluster of these! Actually, with the previous story of Yellow Dog on Macs... who knows, eh?

  4. Re:Altivec? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sweet site you got running there. Chicks with hips and stuff. It makes it so real, not some chick that's gone through multiple surgeries and appears plastic. Plus all of them are babes! Any way I could get an account other than paying with a credit card/check (wife takes care of the credit card bills)? Maybe I can code somethin up for you or advertise for you or shit??

  5. So you assume any attack on Islam is racist? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Even though religion has NOTHING to do with race? Funny that. Did I say that this Muslim was black? He could have been one of the caucasian turncoats we hear so much about.

    I imagine that the events of September 11th wouldn't have happened if people weren't always pussy-footing around the 'racism' issue and confronted the Islamic cancer head-on.

    Muslims have it easy. Every time their sins are brought to question, they play the "White man so racist. Not my fault." card.

    You are a weak-minded spineless liberal fool.