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XBox 360 Designed for Portability?

Posted by Zonk on from the would-almost-have-to-be-smaller-wouldn't-it? dept.

Spotless Tiger writes "XBox enthusiasts (or at least, those smart enough to read Slashdot) know now that IBM's PowerPC is at the heart of the next generation XBox 360. IBM has released a paper (PDF) on Solid Logic Technology, SLT, a processor technology that will debut on the 360. Essentially, this is another attempt to produce chips that are high performance with low power consumption. There's speculation that, with Microsoft's technology choices and rumours of a removable hard drive, the XBox 360 is designed to be much, much, smaller and more portable than its predecessor." Update: 04/15 04:27 GMT by Z : Removed the link to the paper from the stone age. Sorry about that. As much as I like reading research papers...

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  1. Not sure what you mean by NMerriam · · Score: 4, Funny

    I don't know how they could make the XBox any more portable. I took mine with me everywhere -- heck, I kept it in the trunk of my car all winter since it gave me improved traction on ice and snow!

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  2. Re:Either the submitter is a troll or an idiot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well, the IBM/360 mainframe is still smaller and more portable then an Xbox.

  3. I for one, welcome it's portability... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... but I'm a thief and shoplifter.