Apple and IBM Working Together on 64-bit CPUs

Posted by michael on Friday September 20, 2002 @01:37AM from the chips-and-dips dept.

Currawong writes "eWeek reports that IBM Microelectronics is working with Apple on a 64-bit PowerPC processor called the GigaProcessor Ultralite (GPUL). Unlike previous reports, eWeek now reports that Apple is testing the chip for use with future hardware. IBM apparently also plans to use the processor in linux-based servers. It's believed IBM will disclose some details of the processor in October at the upcoming Microprocessor Forum in San Jose, California. While this story is similar to recent stories about Apple using Power4-based IBM chips in future Macs, the GPUL, unlike the Power4, is smaller, runs cooler and consumes far less power, making it suitable for desktop machines and small servers. The processor is described as having the same 8-way superscalar design fully supporting Symmetric MultiProcessing." We had a previous story about these new chips.

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Re:More... by MisterBlister · 2002-09-20 01:59 · Score: 1, Offtopic

shameless karma whoring perhaps?
Re:A New Processor by Junks+Jerzey · 2002-09-20 02:20 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Where is a new FPS with original goal that doesn't use the Ray Tracing BSP method

I agree with your post, and I hate to nit-pick it, but the "ray tracing BSP method" pretty much died with Quake 2, though fanboys and amateur game developers are a bit slow to realize this.

I think your factor of two from Quake 2 to Quake 3 is way high. More like 0.25, or 0.5 at most. It was a complete yawner in so many ways.