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AMD to debut multi-core CPUs in 2005

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the coming-to-a-pc-near-you dept.

Scrooge919 writes "An article on ZDNet discusses AMD's plan for the successor to Opteron -- the K9. The biggest feature will be that it contains multiple cores. The K9 is currently slated for the second half of 2005, which would be less than 3 years after the Opteron shipped."

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  1. Re:K9 Processor? by dlosey · · Score: 2, Funny

    New "K9" chip promises to be "a real dog".

    As compared to AIBO, which of course is a "fake" dog. But if they put a K9 Processor in the AIBO, we have a conflicted pet that is a real fake dog.

  2. K9 Codename by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Cerebron...

    I'm talking about the original dog from Hell!

    If it flops we can call it "Poochie"

  3. Multiple cores? by Texas+Rose+on+Lava+L · · Score: 2, Funny

    Seeing The Core once was enough for me. There was a reason it was such a dog at the box office.

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  4. K9? by DanThe1Man · · Score: 2, Funny

    K9 huh? Do we need a ziplock baggy when it takes a core dump?