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POWER Processors, SMT and the True Origins of AI

Posted by michael on from the intel-not-inside dept.

Crow writes "IBM developerWorks has posted an interview with John McCalpin, one of the guys who works on the POWER line of processors. He discusses work on POWER5 (and how the design process works at IBM -- he's also involved in work on the POWER7) and defends the decision that IBM doesn't hand-tune their ICs (as has often been criticized on Ars Technica. Also covers some of the features in the POWER processors, like SMT, the Hypervisor and virtualization -- even addresses the question of whether AIX was designed by space aliens or not. The POWER5 just broke the 3 million transactions per minute barrier on the TPC-C benchmark."

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  1. Re:Comp Eng at IBM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    I worked recently as a contractor for IBM where I helped contribute to the design decisions for the POWER7.

    I think you're full of shit. Nobody capable of it would write that they "helped contribute design decisions." That's resumé crap. And just what does "helped contribute" mean anyway?

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