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Ars Dissects POWER5, UltraSparc IV, and Efficeon

Burton Max writes "There's an interesting article here at Ars about the POWER5, UltraSparc IV, and Efficeon CPUs. It's a self-styled "overview of three specific upcoming processors: IBM's POWER5, Sun's UltraSparc IV, and Transmeta's Efficeon. " I found the insights as to Efficeon (successor to Crusoe) to be particularly good (although it paints a sad picture of Transmeta, methinks)."

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  1. UltraFP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Running on FreeBSD Baby

  2. Hah only 50,000 protest Bush by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    pretty pathetic you Pro-Saddam eurotrash queers---Bush rules get over it---we don't care what you think lol

    1. Re:Hah only 50,000 protest Bush by BWJones · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      pretty pathetic you Pro-Saddam eurotrash queers---Bush rules get over it---we don't care what you think lol

      Thanks Karl Rove. You weenie. :-P

      (Actually 70,000 are estimated by the British police.)

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    2. Re:Hah only 50,000 protest Bush by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      hear hear!! if only those evil terrorists they all seem to love could have just suicide bombed their asses today. that would killed 2 birds with 1 stone, so to speak.

    3. Re:Hah only 50,000 protest Bush by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      And they had to import people in order to get that many. There are people who are professional protestors, don't you know. Often they're the ones wearing black hoods, and they'll typically be the most violent of the bunch. They know that they can spark a crowd into something awful sometimes. It's a shame that they often show up at anti-globalisation protests, because globalisation _is_ a bad thing, but those black hooded violents really make it difficult to not sound extremist when talking anti-globalisation.

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

    I for one welcome I new Big Blue Overlords

  4. Holy crap by mizidymizark · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just ate lunch and am sleepy already. I don't think Mr. Boss would be too happy at me attempting to read these articles while at work.

    1. Re:Holy crap by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Well, if you are bored with the article, you don't have to read it. However, I am sceptical of the Offtopic moderation, should be Flamebait.

  5. That's only 8,000 protestors. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That's only 8,000 protesters. The other 42,000 were only there after someone loosed a rumor that there would be free cheese at the event.

    And of those 8,000 protesters, most are angry because Bush dropped the H-Bomb on Japan, or because he slept with Monica Lewinsky.

  6. Yo, Linus! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    'Sup, dog?

  7. Re:Great Innovation by Perl-Pusher · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    LOL,I about spilled my soda.

  8. brothaaaa by ambienceman · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "I'm Michael Jackson and you're Tito "

    Michael Jackson to Face Multiple Child Sex Charges

    On that note, I think I'll be Tito...or Toto for that matter.

  9. Ars Technica dissects Penis bird by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  10. It's dark in here by Greased_Yoda · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and goddamn smelly... would you quit with the mountain dew and cheetos already? DAMN.

  11. Re:70,000 idiots by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    whatever jew.

  12. GET BACK IN MY ASSHOLE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  13. Kill them all by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Kill the terrorists, it's the only thing worth doing. Lock them up, torture them, they are barely human after all. Who needs human rights, it's a war after all. Demolish their homes because that's where they keep their guns. Rape their wives because they need to know what real men are like. Pull up their orchards because the land is better used for fortifications. Smash their civil institutions because they don't deserve them. Lock them up with barbed wire, tanks, and bullets, because force will guarantee peace, we're sure of it.

    Kill their children without remorse because a young terrorist will grow up to be a killer. Above all, extract biblical vengeance because that is the best way to ensure another thousand years of blood and glory.

    Yeah. And feed it with US military technology and pay for it with US tax Dollars. Are you surprised that people literally hate Americans in many countries?

    An alien looking at Earth today would wonder who is organizing what looks like a global resistance against a global emperium.

  14. Re:brain fart while reading the article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    /me chortles with laughter.

    I post AC because I don't want to bother those people reading at a threshold of 1 or higher.

    Now, no one wants to hear your stupid DRAM/DRM jokes. Get lost.

  15. Yes, surprised by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Yeah. And feed it with US military technology and pay for it with US tax Dollars. Are you surprised that people literally hate Americans in many countries?"

    Yes, it is very surprising, since none of the "feed it with US..." has happened in decades.

    "An alien looking at Earth today would wonder who is organizing what looks like a global resistance against a global emperium."

    The largest imperialist state left is mainland China.

  16. Globalization is a good thing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "It's a shame that they often show up at anti-globalisation protests, because globalisation _is_ a bad thing,"

    No, it is a very good thing: it removes silly things like international boundaries that get in our freedom. It also reduces the riches of the ruling class who try to "get a cut" of international trade through punitive taxation (known as tariffs).

    Anti-globalization is anti-liberty. Those black-hooded violents are not an aberation, but a typical part of the fascistic mindset.