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Intel Looks Beyond the Microchip
Dr Occult writes "BBC reports about upcoming major changes in Intel in 2006. The current Intel core, the Pentium, is on its way out and is to be replaced by a new chip called 'Core'. These new Core chips come in two flavours. Solo Core is a single core processor, and Duo Core is a dual core processor. Intel has also announced the Viiv standard. Viiv is less technology and more a shopping list of technologies. Aimed at the home entertainment market, it defines the latest generation of media centres that are capable of playing anything from MP3 songs to high-definition films."
In other news, AMD keeps looking at the microchip, because they're winning at it.
Note to mods: I'm probably being sarcastic.
Ironically, all of those things listed under "Intel looks beyond the microchip" are based on microchips.
Well done Intel - spend millions building up the Pentium brand, then throw it away for something no-one can pronounce.
Also, well done for adding to the general confusion by calling your new chips "Core". You must be so prowd of your marketing deparment.
const int one = 65536; (Silvermoon, Texture.cs)
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AMD Will Have To Avoid Unnecessary Capitalisation, True.
E.g. AMD 64 X2 Dual core = OK.
E.g. AMD 64 X2 Dual Core = OMFG Lawsuit!!!11!!!
echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
I am throwing away my keyboard and replacing it with a new device called the Keyboard!
Tie two birds together: although they have four wings, they cannot fly. (The blind man)
"Viiv"
See? No problem.
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Intel is merely capitalizing on Apple's move to their chipset. After all, since the CPU is the center of the computer, the new Intel processors will be the "Apple's Core!" Ha! Hah!
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