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Intel to Take Online Suggestions for New Chips

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the horses-mouth dept.

hhavensteincw writes "Intel has quietly launched a new online community that it plans to use to take feedback and suggestions from OEMs and end users for new features in its vPro chips and management software. Intel envisions that the community will grow to allow users to get answers from other community members faster than Intel's support group can answer questions."

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  1. New chips by rossdee · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about a 1Thz CPU with on board 1TB cache that only needs 1mw of power

    1. Re:New chips by this+great+guy · · Score: 4, Funny

      Mr. rossdee,

      Let me say "wow", what an insightful advice ! None of our top-notch engineers had
      thought about that before. Would you consider joining one of our engineering teams ?
      We feel you could be a precious asset to the company.

      Thanks,
          Intel.

      PS: Please don't tell AMD about this extraordinary good idea.

    2. Re:New chips by rhyder128k · · Score: 3, Funny

      I like the low power requirements but I'm really in the market for something that can run Vista smoothly. So, thanks but no thanks.

      --
      Michael Reed, freelance tech writer.
  2. If I were to have a hand in development. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The chip would have it's own personality.

    Then, when I boot up Chippy, I'd hear "How may I serve you master?" I'd then boot Windows, open Word and begin typing. I suppose Chippy may interrupt and say "Do you really need me to handle this? It's rather simple." I'd then open seventy five applications and begin decoding the genome.

    Chippy would interject "This is a lot for me to handle master. Can you not have me work so hard? It's getting hot in here!"

    I'd then open up the interface and change it's name to "Pinky". Sure, Pinky may protest, but unless he kept quiet, I'd open 30 pages of Flash.

    1. Re:If I were to have a hand in development. by Jarik_Tentsu · · Score: 3, Funny

      Chippy would interject "This is a lot for me to handle master. Can you not have me work so hard? It's getting hot in here!"
      x = 1;
      while (x == 1) {
      echo "I will work harder";
      }

      Chippy: No Master! Noooooooooooooooooooooooo!
  3. On-die interpreter by Tribbin · · Score: 3, Funny

    If Intel wants to serve the community, I vote for an on-die women interpreter.

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  4. Hey Intel... the CPU is a commodity! by McNihil · · Score: 2, Funny

    You made it that way... you deal with it!

    ROFL!!!

  5. Real innovation... by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 2, Funny

    I hope for real innovation, like in the cell-phone market. I want a CPU in blue and yellow with a camera and another in pink with sparkles. OMG could they make it in the shape of a pony!

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    It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
  6. My Mother-in-Law has a suggestion: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Intel, if you could make the computer boot straight into AOL on startup, that'd be great. And do something about all those viruses and credit card fraud, and make it so the games on Pogo.com win more often.

  7. Re:Profitting patents. by ScrewMaster · · Score: 2, Funny

    Will I get a cut of the profits from my ideas?

    No, but you will get a free Intel coffee mug with a picture of your billion-dollar CPU on it.

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    The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
  8. Re:Potatoes by ScrewMaster · · Score: 2, Funny

    Also, I understand that there are some religious groups getting into the custom CPU manufacturing business: their products all carefully hand-crafted by chip monks.

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    The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
  9. All I ask for is a chip by zish · · Score: 3, Funny

    that gives worms to ex-girlfriends.

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    Spork.

    P.S. Spork.
  10. Can I suggest, erm, (heh) power? by Joseph_Daniel_Zukige · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, I didn't think so.

    How about DS-UWB?

    No, I'm not surprised about that, either.

  11. "quietly lauched"? by semiotec · · Score: 2, Funny

    when was the Slashdot effect so nerfed that it's now considered "quiet"?

    one suggestion I would make is bring down the cost of mainstream CPUs to a more affordable price, like $10 or so. That would be nice. Thanks Intel.