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Intel's "Terascale" Vision
Vigile writes, "Intel is pushing the envelope with its latest vision — 80 cores on a single processor. Dubbed 'Terascale' computing, Intel aims to bring low-powered, massively interconnected cores and unleash a new era in data-mining, media creation, and entertainment." For balance, read Tom Yager over at InfoWorld imploring AMD to stop at 8 cores while everybody gets the architecture right.
Now I can run 80 instances of Doom at the same time. Nothing quite like heavy multitasking.
Palm trees and 8
we are on our way to L-Cars computers i can feel it.
CH
Yes, remember the days when Intel used to accuse AMD of copying everything?
Now it looks that Intel has to take a page from the SUN Niagra roadmap for inspiration.
Ahh, the good old days.
This processor must already be submitting stories... If it is there should be 78 more dupes just like it.
I like the idea of an 80 core processor. Multithreaded applications will work better. Why are people afraid of multiprocessors? Systems with dozens of processors are not uncommon. I dont see why it would be bad for the desktop.
http://github.com/gbook/nidb
Anyone else first read that as "Intel's Testicle Vision"?
Man, it's been a long day.
What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about?
Hell yeah, now Micro$oft can write Windows BBQ edition that will fix those OX and Chickens.
CH
Gilette is releasing a new shaver called the "Plutonium Mach80", a razor with 80 blades. Each blade has a separate distinct function, and you can get even closer shaves with the synergistic cuisinart action. Also comes in a "For Women" model for "sensitive areas". "Basically, 5 blades isn't enough. I mean, really, more is better, right?", says Gilette CEO James Kilts. Schick is reportedly working on a competitor blade that may exceed the legendary "100 blade barrier".
And slashdotters will still be overclocking the sumbitch.
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If they succeed, does this meen the tera-rists have won?
Practicality and usefulness problems aside, you can fit over 6,000 6502 processors in the space of a P4, each running at several ghz.
AMD: We now have two cores, so there!
Intel: Oh yeah, well we now have four cores- losers!
AMD: Oh yeah, well we're coming out with eight cores next. Ha beat that!
Intel: We can and will! We're going to come out with, with EIGHTY cores! Yeah that's right, eighty cores!
Disclaimer: I've not kept up on the Core War, so any inaccuracies are for dramatic effect...
If brevity is the soul of wit, then how does one explain Twitter?
Maybe we'll get 80 copies of this article.
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640 cores should be enough for anyone.
"So, Brian, what's the plural of box?"
"Boxen?"
Gotta love Brian Regen.
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