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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. Damn! by ViaNRG · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My computing engine needs an oil change!

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    Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something. -Heinlein
  2. Better yet by tezbobobo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    no wait, imagine a PowerMac with a dual processor setup. Why, that would be... practically a super compooder.