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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. Rivers...rivers... by ForestGrump · · Score: 5, Funny

    With all these chips named after rivers, one has to question:
    Is Intel going downstream?
    Sadly, the latest sales figures seem to indicate so.

    -Grump

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  2. Suggestions... by complete+loony · · Score: 5, Informative
    Banias:
    "The term [Banias] is widely used to identify members of the traditional mercantile or business castes of India... "

    Alderwood:
    "Browse real estate and homes for sale by area! Washington State Snohomish County Lynnwood Alderwood"

    Caswell County

    Cascades?

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    09F91102 no, 455FE104 nope, F190A1E8 uh-uh, 7A5F8A09 that's not it, C87294CE no. Ah! 452F6E403CDF10714E41DFAA257D313F.
  3. Additions... by zamboni1138 · · Score: 5, Informative
    Intel has a lot of bases around Oregon, allow me to help out a little:

    • Alderwood is the name of a street in Portland, if you've ever had to go the FedEx location at the airport, you've been on Alderwood and Cornfoot.

    • Foster is also a street in Portland. The topless bar at 92nd and Foster is quite the hole.

    • Tualain is also a burb of Portland, on the west side, which is where all of the Intel locations are. Large numbers of Intelers probably reside here.

    • Yamhill is also a county in Oregon, very near where most of the Intel locations are (I think all are in Washington county). Lots of wine grapes are made in Yamhill.

    • Prescott is also a street in Portland.

    • Cascades is of course a reference to the cascade range of rock piles, Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, and the Three Sisters being a few of the bigger name mounts in the range.

  4. Missing Codenames by GreenHell · · Score: 5, Informative

    This isn't explanations of missing codenames, but rather ones you're missing since I see that you have the Pentium II (Klamath, Deschutes), but not the Celerons from the same era. So, here they are:

    Covington: A city in Kentucky, Washington, Georgia (the US state, not the country), Virginia, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania.
    Mendocino: A city in California

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  5. As a former Intel employee... by Brad+Siemssen · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I can authoritatively state that Intel code names are meaningless.

    All Intel code names are names of some geographical place because geographical locations can not be trademarked. There is no inner meaning, that is by design.

    Intel legal has to approve every code name before it is used, to make sure code names don't match up with someone's trademarked name. Because the code names are used in trade press to talk about upcoming products, they are subject to trademark law. Because Intel makes lots of money, they are subject to legal colonoscopy.

    The official process to name something entails the following actions:

    1. Open up MapQuest
    2. Find some geographical names.
    3. Compile the list of names into an email to Intel legal.
    4. Pray Intel legal picks one of the names you suggested.
    5. Name the project whatever Intel legal tells you in the emailed reply. If you're really lucky it will be one you suggested.
    Cheers!