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Speculations Intel's Next Generation

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the boldy-go-somewhere-slightly-different dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Inquirer speculates about the next generation Intel chip. It's low power, 64 bit, multi core (up to 16?) and the real reason for the Apple switch."

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  1. Intel by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Correction: 65 bits. Twice as fast as 64 bits.

    1. Re:Intel by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      To be pedantic, it would actually be just a bit faster, not twice as fast.

    2. Re:Intel by ackthpt · · Score: 3, Funny
      Correction: 65 bits. Twice as fast as 64 bits.

      What with dumping all the old technology for a brave new approach, they'll undoubtably revisit old mistakes.

      it'll be a 63.999999999999976581 bit processor

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    3. Re:Intel by Axe · · Score: 4, Funny
      Intel has a very very good marketing department, but lacks real engineers.

      Yep. My Xeon desktop runs on mumbo-jumbo and brand identity.

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  2. Intel: The Next Generation by burtdub · · Score: 5, Funny

    Probably will feature an android, a Klingon, and a balding captain.

    1. Re:Intel: The Next Generation by Nimrangul · · Score: 2, Funny

      The first one had a bald captain too, they are just saving money this time by not wasting resources in that manner.

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    2. Re:Intel: The Next Generation by ettlz · · Score: 4, Funny

      Imagine poor Mr. Data. With an "Intel Inside" decal stuck on his forehead.

    3. Re:Intel: The Next Generation by vertinox · · Score: 5, Funny

      Geordi: "Captain! The Borg have installed themselves and are taking up all available CPU cycles on decks 5 through 18! I recommend rebooting!"

      Picard: "Damn those Borg! Worf! Assemble a security to format the drives!"

      Worf: "Aye sir!"

      Data: "Captain we have a message from the Borg Ship."

      Picard: "On screen!" *gasps* "It's you!"

      Bill: "Lower your shields! Resistance is futile! Superior processors is futile! Multi-core threading is futile! You will be bloated! Res..."

      Picard: *motions to Data to turn the screen off* "Number 1, what you would recommend?!"

      Riker: "What was that ancient Vulcan saying 'What Intel giveth, Microsoft taketh away'..."

      Data: *ligh bulb expression* "Perhaps we could turn the Intel processors on the borg... Perhaps if we installed OS X for the X86"

      Geordi: "...if we couple the SSE3 with our current intel processor, download the torrent, and reverse the polarity... *pauses* it just might work!"

      Picard: "Make it so!"

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    4. Re:Intel: The Next Generation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I believe Bill's supposed to start the conversation with the customary "How are you Gentlemen?"...

    5. Re:Intel: The Next Generation by NanoGator · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Imagine poor Mr. Data. With an "Intel Inside" decal stuck on his forehead."

      Imagine poor Mr. Data's hot-headed brother Lore running AMD...

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  3. Speculation is useless by TelJanin · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll speculate that Intel is going to create a new 128-bit proc composed entirely of turtles. Does that make me slashdot-worthy?

    1. Re:Speculation is useless by WTBF · · Score: 5, Funny

      Does that make me slashdot-worthy?

      Only if you make a beowulf cluster out of them.

    2. Re:Speculation is useless by Saiyine · · Score: 1, Funny

      Hurry! Write this very same comment with two hundred words, put some ads and you'll be rich!


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    3. Re:Speculation is useless by jazzman251 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Does that make me slashdot-worthy?

      maybe if you said 'megafauna' instead of turtles...

    4. Re:Speculation is useless by MC+Negro · · Score: 3, Funny

      If the turtles are all operating within a maize field pipeline, does that make it one big asychronous KORN shell? :)

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    5. Re:Speculation is useless by BackInIraq · · Score: 3, Funny

      Does that make me slashdot-worthy?

      Will it run Linux?

    6. Re:Speculation is useless by On+Lawn · · Score: 4, Funny

      a new 128-bit proc composed entirely of turtles.

      I bet it runs LOGO really quick.

    7. Re:Speculation is useless by Bun · · Score: 2, Funny

      What do you mean run? He said "composed entirely of turtles". You must have watched too many cartoons, real turtles don't run!

      Will it crawl Linux?

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    8. Re:Speculation is useless by Frequency+Domain · · Score: 4, Funny
      You just need to throw in enough buzzwords, like "cell-based turtles" and "multicore Transmeta overlords", and you'd definitely have a good shot at the front page.
      Hell, submit it once with each set of buzzwords, and shoot for a dupe.
    9. Re:Speculation is useless by plaxion · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's bad enough we have to deal with the RIAA and MPAA every time a new technology gets developed. Let's try to avoid bringing PETA into the mix as well. ;)

  4. core speed by astellar · · Score: 2, Funny

    it's 16th cores will execute infinite loop longer than AMD anyway.

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    1. Re:core speed by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 2, Funny

      t's 16th cores will execute infinite loop longer than AMD anyway.

      And at 256 times the price, it's a bargain!

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  5. The Inquirer speculates by Shanep · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hey! What's new? Does this imply that they also do something other than speculating?

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  6. In related news... by RM6f9 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...The Farmer's Almanac speculates on the next generation "Beefalo" chip: Running from Longhorns daily into a pasture near you, the new "Beefalo" chip (tm) will multi-thread faster spreading odor and increased fertilization rate. Cores have been increased to 8 semi-solid, virtually discrete units that may be tracked onto the North bridge (If you don't wipe your boot sectors before then). Video processing speed will see a marked increase, although cooling remains a concern for these new chips...

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  7. INSIDE INFORMATION by MBCook · · Score: 4, Funny
    It will be a 64 bit, multi-core, i860 or i960 based chip!

    Who told me? The mold that lives in the back of the fridge in the second snack room on the 7th floor of the 4th building at their 2nd site.

    Bwhahahahahahahaha.

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  8. Re:Speculations by thegamerformelyknown · · Score: 1, Funny

    I speculate they will move to 256 bit shortly :)

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  9. Speculation by starrsoft · · Score: 3, Funny
    Q: What's worse than listening to an experienced writer who knows his tech speculate on what Intel's next chip will look like?

    A: A bunch of slashdotters doing the same thing.

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  10. Re:Apple didn't switch over for a chip by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "pre-OSX Mac was buggy and unstable single-threaded OS while Microsoft had at least NT technology."

    NT technology that runs on ATM machines where people press their PIN numbers, and draw on LCD displays!

  11. Re:Speculations by ThaFooz · · Score: 1, Funny

    How will AMD react?

    Probably by selling another superior chip for substantialy less, only to be largely shut out of the market by supply problems and PC maker contracts.

  12. Re: skeptical by TeknoHog · · Score: 4, Funny
    Code translation (ala Transmeta) - Possible, skeptacle of this, but could be quite interesting

    With this tiny font, I couldn't make out what the word there was, but after reaching for my skeptacles it was all clear. Truly the wealth of alternative spellings on Slashdot never ceases to surprise. I'm not even a native English speaker.

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  13. Intel on the Inside. MS sticker on the outside. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Yep. My Xeon desktop runs on mumbo-jumbo and brand identity."

    Running Windows, I see.

  14. Re:I am so upset about 64 bit busses by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 2, Funny
    The hidden Markov model Viterbi beam search algorithms that I depend on for my work

    You just made that up to see if we're paying attention, didn't you?

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