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New Server Chip Niagara

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the sounds-like-and-still-gets-you-excited dept.

* * Beatles-Beatles writes "Sun recently announced their latest release in server technology. The UltraSparc T1 processor, code-named Niagara, has eight computing engines on a single chip, with each core capable of handling up to four tasks at once." With this new processor Sun hopes to get a leg up on the competition. The Niagra chip is being billed as an "eco-friendly" chip because of its low power requirements. From the article: " [...] removing the world's Web servers and replacing them with half the number of UltraSparc T1-based systems would have the same effect on carbon dioxide emissions as planting 1 million trees."

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  1. Sun has the fix for global warming! by sgtboost · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just buy their new processor...it's equivalent to planting a megajillion trees!

  2. Easy by Laz10 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let's go plant some trees then.

    It is a pretty safe bet that 1 million trees are way cheaper than Sun technology.

    1. Re:Easy by AvitarX · · Score: 5, Funny

      First, they bent over. Then they reached in their ass. Lastly they published it as fact.

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  3. Right. by Skye16 · · Score: 3, Funny
    " [...] removing the world's Web servers and replacing them with half the number of UltraSparc T1-based systems would have the same effect on carbon dioxide emissions as planting 1 million trees."
    I'm sure it would. But then, after replacing all these servers with the UltraSparc T1-based systems, we'd have to cut down 1 million trees just to print the money Sun would be making back in profit. Weeee!
  4. Dumb by pubjames · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dear Sun,

    RE: your statement:

    Removing the world's Web servers and replacing them with half the number of UltraSparc T1-based systems would have the same effect on carbon dioxide emissions as planting 1 million trees.

    Please engage brain before opening mouth.

    Thanks.

  5. Threatening activists by eebra82 · · Score: 0, Funny

    So now I can extract more money from tree-hugging activists by saying that I will get a first generation Itanium, UNLESS they give me whatever's equivalent to power savings and planted trees.

    GIVE ME $5,000,000 OR I'LL GET ITANIUM INSTEAD OF NIAGARA!!

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  6. And... by Moby+Cock · · Score: 4, Funny

    removing the world's Web servers and replacing them with half the number of UltraSparc T1-based systems would have the same effect on carbon dioxide emissions as planting 1 million trees

    "And it has the added benefit of lining my pocket."

    1. Re:And... by popeyethesailor · · Score: 2, Funny

      And probably bankrupt atleast a million small-medium web hosts ;)

  7. Impractical by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't know many people who have a server room large enough to hold a million trees.

    (twiddles thumbs for the remaining 17 seconds. Lahdy dahdy hum dum dum)

  8. "The Niagra chip" by temcat · · Score: 1, Funny

    Gosh, those pesky spammers manage to squeeze their cheap Viagra ads everywhere.

    1. Re:"The Niagra chip" by ettlz · · Score: 2, Funny

      That's because "with this new processor Sun hopes to get a leg over on the competition" (e.g., fuck Intel?).

  9. What we need from Sun... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The new Niagra line... courtesy of the little blue pill.

    I can't wait to see the SPAM over this one...

    (Insert obJoke about "staying up" and "hardware" etc.)

  10. The processor after this by Xerp · · Score: 2, Funny

    Will obviously have the name "C1ala1s"

  11. A new measure of CPU performance...the tree (T) by ip_freely_2000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    We can add this performance criteria to our system selection process...how many trees are saved. Featuring the Sun chip which is the world's first Megatree (MT) performer.

    Why I remember when I was a lad we had Kilotree performers, and we were glad for it!!!

  12. Sounds like an anti-slogan by suso · · Score: 3, Funny

    How about: I'd rather plant a tree than run on a Sun.

  13. Misread Code Name by FJ · · Score: 4, Funny

    Am I the only one who read the code name as Viagra?

    I knew sun was having troubles but not THAT kind of trouble.

    1. Re:Misread Code Name by ceeam · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, Suns are quite well-known for their decent uptimes!

  14. New server chip Viagra by ardchoille · · Score: 2, Funny

    Whoa, talk about "uptime".

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  15. Mandatory sed quote by fm2503 · · Score: 2, Funny

    s/n/v/

  16. In other news by frostfreek · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sun announced today, that they will be chopping down one tree for every new system sold!

  17. Am I the only one... by Cow+Jones · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... who misread the topic "New Server Chip Niagara" as "New Super Cheap Viagra"?
    That would at least be an honest slashvertisments for a change.

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  18. Re:raw power by anOminousCow · · Score: 2, Funny

    Good luck to Sun and their new Viagra chip. I'm sure it will help them get their third leg up on the competition.

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