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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. But will it arrive in time by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 4, Interesting
    The article speculates that this is going to be the reason for the Apple switch, but...

    If they're announcing an archtecture this radical at next week's IDF, what are the chances that it will be available and running well in time for Apple's announced timeline for desktops?

    Or is Apple going to sell a lesser version first, in which case why haven't they already switched over to selling it to early adopters already. Yes there really are people who buy systems and wait for the applications to arrive later.

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  2. Rosetta by shmlco · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If a VLIW X86 processor had a "native" mode, one would have to wonder if Apple's Rosetta technology could compile directly to it instead of X86. I mean, it would seem dumb to JIT-compile to X86, which in turn is translated to VLIW.

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  3. More information at Real World Tech by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There's a better explanation of why the Inq article's speculation is bogus here:

    http://www.realworldtech.com/forums/index.cfm?acti on=detail&PostNum=3655&Thread=3&entryID=55310&room ID=11