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The Meaning Behind Intel Code Names?

Posted by Cliff on from the have-fun-with-it dept.

Scozza asks: "In the name of science and decency, we have been trying to find the meanings of the code names used by Intel for their processors. The only problem is that we can't find links to a couple of names and would really appreciate it if Slashdot could help fill the blanks!"

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  1. Intel's name list by ubiquitin · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Banias - place in Syria where Jesus traveled with his disciples to examine their understanding of who he was.
    Dothan - town in Alabama, USA or A place to the North of Shechem whither Jacob's sons went for pasture for the flocks
    Grantsdale - town in Massachusetts, USA
    Alderwood - dunno?
    Caswell - dunno?
    Tejas - eclectic ecofeminist Witchcraft community
    Merced- river in California, USA
    Klamath - river in Oregon, USA
    Willamette - river in Oregon, USA
    Coppermine - river in Canada
    Katmai - Alaskan river
    Deschutes - river in Oregon, USA
    Deerfield - river in Massachusetts, USA
    Foster - river in Saskatchewan, Canada
    Northwood - city in Ohio, USA?
    Tualatin - river in Oregon, USA
    Gallatin - river in Montana, USA
    McKinley - river in Alaska
    Madison - river in Montana, USA
    Potomac - river in Maryland, USA
    Bulverde - city in Texas, USA
    Tulsa - river in Arkansas, USA
    Whitefield - industrial township on the edge of Bangalore, India
    Yamhill - river in Oregon, USA
    Tukwila - city in Washington, USA
    Lindenhurst - town in New York , USA
    Prescott - town in Wisconsin, USA
    Springdale - city in Utah, USA
    Jayhawk - a mythical bird?
    Tonga - small Pacific nation
    Tanner - trail in Arizona, USA?
    Dixon - small town in Wyoming, USA
    Cascades - dunno?
    Katmocino - dunno?

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