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Intel Slashes Computer Startup Times

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the an-end-run-around-the-bsod dept.

An anonymous reader writes "At Intel's Developer Forum in Taiwan, Intel introduced a new Non-volatile caching technology called 'Robson'." The new Robson cache technology allows computers to start up almost immediately and load programs much faster. Intel declined to comment on the specifics of how the technology works only saying that 'More information will be revealed later'.

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  1. The REAL reason by cdrdude · · Score: 4, Funny

    The real reason more informatin will be revealed later is that their computers are still booting up!

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  2. Hmmm....... by _Sharp'r_ · · Score: 4, Funny

    So are we going to all be expected to hibernate our Robson's now?

    Why does this sound like a CowboyNeal joke to me?

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  3. I hope this is real by Monstard · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope this is real and not vapor-ware. I've been waiting for instant start for 20 years.

    1. Re:I hope this is real by JoeCommodore · · Score: 5, Funny

      Man, you need to upgrade your hardware if it takes THAT long to boot your system!

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  4. If Transmeta licensed it... by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Would we get a Robson Crusoe?

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  5. News for Nerds! by dj245 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stuff that will be revealed at a later date, if market conditions warrant its release.

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  6. From TFA by mincognito · · Score: 5, Funny

    The laptop with Robson also opened Adobe Reader in 0.4 seconds, while the other notebook required 5.4 seconds.

    Presumably, the other notebook was running Intel's next generation CPU with sixteen cores.

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  7. This will probably only be for Windows PCs by Chrismith · · Score: 5, Funny
    Windows User: Hooray! Now that my computer boots in six seconds, my productivity will be way up!

    Linux User: Boo...ting? Oh...that thing I had to do when I first plugged it in. Gotcha.

  8. Re:Should Boost Battery Life a Lot by swf · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just think of the performance increase from putting the page file into RAM!

  9. "DANGER, DANGER, WILL ROBSON!" by Caspian · · Score: 5, Funny

    (The message to be displayed when the cache gets corrupt...)

    *dodges tomatoes*

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  10. Re:If this kind if thing is a concern by hazem · · Score: 4, Funny

    My box at work is a win2k. I come in, turn it on, and then go make a liter of tea. When I come back, it's just popping up to leg me log in. I log in, then go down to the vending machine 4 floors down (walking both ways) to get a snikers or something and come back. Right about that time, it's finally doing all it's post-login stuff and I'm ready to work. That's a good 10 minutes out of my day.

    I don't know what I'll do if they make the damn thing boot up immediately. My boss would probably expect me to start working too.

    Not all progress is a good thing!