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Itanium Problems

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fever-dreams dept.

webdev writes "An article in today's NYTimes (free but...) highlights some industry concerns over Itanium. The author suggests the normal "what's bad for Intel is bad for the computer industry". Anyone know the power consumption for IBM's 64 bit effort GPUL?"

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  1. fp! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fifteenth post. Take that, you Portman freaks. Fisher was hotter, and you know it.

  2. Re:itanium is a solid chip from what I've seen... by quitcherbitchen · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Sure, but what the rep from Google said about power consumption having priority over speed makes sense. Cost of hardware has always generally moved one way which prescribes a business model of clustering inexpensive components.

    Energy costs fluctuate and with the uncertainty in the Middle East (oil, etc.), I'm sure operators of data centers around the country would have to hold similar views.

  3. this is... sad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    why is *slashdot* linking to a *markoff* article? shouldn't it be the other way around? hey - here's a GREAT idea: slashdot should hire markoff and pay him to write populist pieces on complicated technologoy and weekly movie reviews, making sure to not check for M$ 'smart' quotes before putting them on the front page.


    wait...

    uhh...

  4. Un-Obtainium by dmanny · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    A most elusive member of the periodic table

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    All my previous sigs now look like this one, I wish they were permanetly recorded when used. :-(
  5. first post! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    rofl, joo are teh sux0r! b1znatch!

  6. why ? by fea · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have been using Alpha 64-bit cpus for years now without problems. Why can't we all just use Alphas ?

    1. Re:why ? by Nonillion · · Score: 0, Offtopic


      Because I'm having way too much fun with ultra sparcs.

      I have been looking for a replacement for the intel based boxen I'm running now. Lately, I have been playing around with some old ultra sparc boxes. Not super speed demons anymore but still loads of fun to play with.

      rm -rf windows

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      "I bow to no man" - Riddick
  7. The trolls have taken over this story by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Don't even consider trying to post anything insightful, or you'll spoil it for the immature among us.

  8. Oh no! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I forgot to use the Preview button! Please don't kill me!

  9. Ha ha! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Every second post on the second page of comments is a troll. Where's your precious moderator now, sucker?


    Now go suck some manham.

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