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Intel Pledges 80 Core Processor in 5 Years
ZonkerWilliam writes "Intel has developed an 80 core processor with claims 'that can perform a trillion floating point operations per second.'" From the article: "CEO Paul Otellini held up a silicon wafer with the prototype chips before several thousand attendees at the Intel Developer Forum here on Tuesday. The chips are capable of exchanging data at a terabyte a second, Otellini said during a keynote speech. The company hopes to have these chips ready for commercial production within a five-year window."
...Imagine a Beowolf cluster of those!
(Runs in shame.)
'Sensible' is a curse word.
But it still can't tell me 1/0.
This will finally run Vista, right??? Maybe? Hopefully?
Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness...
That's hot!
(/ducks)
In other news, Gillette pledges a razor with 81 micro blades. 80 blades are individually controlled via Intel's new 80 core processor. The 81st blade is available just because..
Just in time for Vista!
This 80-core processor would probably also benefit from the is_computer_on_fire() syscall available on BeOS.
--- I w00t, therefore I'm l33t.
640 cores ought to be enough for everybody
Slashdot, fix your code or at least hire someone who is competent at it to do it for you.
Wicked... hmmm.... a castle full of nubile virgins all asking me to spank them?
like a bus architecture that can actually keep up with present performance levels?
There's nothing wrong with bus architecture in my opinion.
I stand at the stop, the digital sign says the bus will be along in 4 minutes.
4 minutes later the bus turns up.
I don't see what the problem is.
Summation 2
You fools! Do you have any clue how much Oracle licenses will cost for this thing?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) In lights of Intel's 80 Core Processor pledge in 5 Years, scientists are worried that Richard Branson's pledge is now too little too late.
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Actually, you forgot one crucial thing.
The Intel 80 core chip won't actually be 80 cores, but rather 20 quad cores duct taped together.
Smart voice recognition? Anyone tried it lately? Anyone tried to write pretty standard letters with it? Desastrous.
lol
As was: typedef enum {
B_BEBOX_PLATFORM = 0, B_MAC_PLATFORM, B_AT_CLONE_PLATFORM,
B_ENIAC_PLATFORM, B_APPLE_II_PLATFORM, B_CRAY_PLATFORM, B_LISA_PLATFORM,
B_TI_994A_PLATFORM, B_TIMEX_SINCLAIR_PLATFORM, B_ORAC_1_PLATFORM, B_HAL_PLATFORM
} platform_type;
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The condensated core will also be subject to the laws of quantum mechanics in that, before a program has finished running, there will be no way to know if it will crash or not. Microsoft plans to leverage this to further stablise their latest version of Windows. Security experts worried about the onboard "Quantum-Threading" technology redirecting portions of thread output randomly to other threads, were dismissed as not being "forward looking".
Meanwhile, AMDs new 1W, 128 core, 4098bit chip with 1GB L2 cache retails for almost 50% higher than Intel's Bose-Wintel chips, and has seen sluggish sales since the arrival of the new technology, despite its lower running cost that the 5MW Intel chip. When asked for comment, AMD's spokesman added; "Ch@#&t!! What the f**k is wrong with you people!??! Our chips save you money!! F@#*&^g cheapskates!!!"
Upon hearing the news, Linux founder and lead developer Linus Torvalds(51) said: "We're not rewriting the kernel for that monstrosity." Intel representative declared that the company was "dissapointed" in Torvald's remarks. Apple cofounder Steve Jobs(65), when asked whether Apple intended to release a the new Mac based on the chipset, declined to comment as he went about his daily 5km morning run. Apple pundits widely believe that the new Mac will run on a quad core Bose-Wintel Condensate, and to complement this will sport a blazing white, ultra smooth case made out of Bose-Einstien condensate, the fifth phase of matter.
In a related story, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates(65), assaulted a technology reporter at a company press conference disccusing the new chip. Details are sketchy, but reports mention that one of Mr Gates older quotes about appropriate amounts of computer memory was brought up. Remond police have declined to comment on the case.
May the Maths Be with you!