Intel Drops Tejas, Xeon To Focus On Dual-Core Chips

PunkerTFC writes "Reuters has an article about Intel dropping the fourth-generation P4 chip (codenamed "Tejas") and the Xeon server processor. Intel says they want to concentrate on their new 'dual-core' technology for desktop and notebook systems. This is essentially putting two processors on one chip, allowing for a doubling of performance with less energy use. The introduction of this technology was not expected for another year and a half. Rival chip maker AMD says they have the capability to produce dual-core chips and will introduce the technology when they "feel there is a market need.""

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Bloatware Reaching New Lows

[Ridgelift]

Intel next year will sell chips for both desktop and notebook computers that combine two microprocessors onto a single piece of silicon, "like putting two cylinders in a car instead of having one big cylinder," Nathan Brookwood, an analyst with Insight 64, said.

Or maybe Longhorn is so bloated, it needs it's own CPU just to sustain the operating system, and another processor to run programs.

Re:Whoa, deja vu

[gabbarbhai]

No, it's not a glitch in the Matrix. It happens whenever Intel fucks up with their processor designs and back-tracks to their previous design. E.g., P3 to P4 to P-M. lol

AKA, whenever they are making changes to the Matrix ;-)