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Based on what I've read about the K6-3 with its onboard 256 KB L2 CPU-speed cache, the result could be nothing short of _superb_ performance.
Unlike the Celeron A's with their 128 KB L2 cache, the K6-3's 256 KB L2 cache has already shown superior performance for the same clock speed as opposed to the Pentium II/III series. For example, if you're running Quake II with the 3DNow! drivers, a K6-3 will result in performance that is actually _better_ than a Pentium II at the same 450 MHz, if www.anandtech.com's website claims are true. It'll be interesting to see if we will see patches for Quake II that will take advantage of the Pentium III; if that's the case, it'll be a VERY close contest indeed.
However, the massive bandwidth requirements of the Pentium III when it goes past 600 MHz and the speed of "Slot A" on the K7 _will_ require a lot faster RAM than today's PC100 SDRAM DIMM's.:-/
Hopefully, Rambus will have stamped out its problems by the middle of this year, so those really fast machines will have the RAM necessary to run them in the first place.
I remember when the Pentium II first came out--the speeds were only 233 and 266 MHz available commonly, with the 300 MHz part at over $1,000 per CPU! =:-O
Nowadays, you can get a Celeron 400 MHz CPU that runs rings around those early PII's for about $135.
Remember, the Pentium III CPU will arrive with the speeds of 450, 500 and 500 MHz--and that's using the.25 micron process. Once it reaches the.18 micron process, expect speeds to go to 600, 700 or even 800 MHz--and it could happen by the end of 1999. And those 800 MHz PIII machines will be running Rambus DRAM, not your current PC100 SDRAM. Any operating system that can take advantage of that speed will really be hopping along. (^_^)
It'll be _very_ interesting to see what the AltiVec-enhanced G3's will be running at by the end of 1999--800 MHz? MacOS will be REALLY flying along at those speeds.
I am still a bit astonished that the DoJ is still not considering the ultimate solution to the whole Windows monopoly thing short of breaking up the company: forcing everyone to buy the operating system as a separate cost item.
That way, the "Windows refund" crowd here will be happy (because they can install whatever OS they want on the computer), and every OS maker will have an equal chance of getting their market share.
IMHO, the DoJ is trying to do things the hard way; what I suggested is the best solution of all. Of course, that means Mac users will have to buy the MacOS as a separate cost item, but that means future Macs will allow you to install a version of Linux that takes advantage of the G3 processor.
I think this is kind of old news to quite a lot of people.
I remember reading about EMP generators that could disable the electrical system of an automobile. I believe that it's now small enough that some police departments have them for use in disabling cars in car chases.
I hate to break out the bad news, but Intel's biggest rival--AMD--is also seriously considering implementing serial ID's on their CPU's. Don't be surprised if the upcoming K6-3 and K7 CPU's have a similar coding scheme.
Now how will the privacy groups react if both Intel and AMD are putting on such serial numbers?
As for all those "superheroes" that want to save the world from someone doing something vile on the 'Net, I hope you folks have seen the second Mahou Shoujo Pretty Samy OAV series (it's available here in the US in dubbed/subtitled form from Pioneer LDCA).
In the story, a villian named "Biff Standard" is trying to take over the world's computers, and it's up to Pretty Samy and friends to stop him from completing his evil scheme. "Biff Standard" looks and acts suspiciously like this CEO who works in Redmond, WA. (^_^)
I personally think that Sony might not have a chance with this suit. Mostly because Connectix did NOT use any actual Sony PSX ROM code in their emulation product.
There's a big difference legally between using a copyrighted firmware for emulation and a "clean room" developed emulation that doesn't use Sony's firmware code (I believe that Connectix is using the latter).
As others have pointed out here, Sony makes the majority of its money for the PlayStation from license fees on the games sold for this system. In fact, one of Sony's biggest revenue sources is 989 Studios, their own in-house group of game developers. The success of the NFL GameDay and NHL FaceOff series is a big source of pride for Sony, that's to be sure.
In short, this could end up being a big PR disaster for Sony if they try to pursue this suit further.
Given that 20th-Century Fox is releasing the new Star Wars movie, and since Fox is also broadcasting the Super Bowl this year (cries of "Go Vikings! Go Broncos! and Go J-E-T-S! Jets! Jets! Jets!" in the background ^_^), do NOT be surprised that the world premiere of that 5-minute trailer happens just before the Super Bowl game starts.
If you think IEEE-1394 connections is going to replace SCSI, I kind of doubt it.
Ever heard of this thing called Fibre Channel?? It's a super-high-speed interface that makes Ultra-Wide SCSI seem slow in comparison. With the price of Fibre Channel devices starting to fall, I expect within a few years the average server will have Fibre Channel connections for the hard drives at least.
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Based on what I've read about the K6-3 with its onboard 256 KB L2 CPU-speed cache, the result could be nothing short of _superb_ performance.
Unlike the Celeron A's with their 128 KB L2 cache, the K6-3's 256 KB L2 cache has already shown superior performance for the same clock speed as opposed to the Pentium II/III series. For example, if you're running Quake II with the 3DNow! drivers, a K6-3 will result in performance that is actually _better_ than a Pentium II at the same 450 MHz, if www.anandtech.com's website claims are true. It'll be interesting to see if we will see patches for Quake II that will take advantage of the Pentium III; if that's the case, it'll be a VERY close contest indeed.
However, the massive bandwidth requirements of the Pentium III when it goes past 600 MHz and the speed of "Slot A" on the K7 _will_ require a lot faster RAM than today's PC100 SDRAM DIMM's. :-/
Hopefully, Rambus will have stamped out its problems by the middle of this year, so those really fast machines will have the RAM necessary to run them in the first place.
Folks,
.25 micron process. Once it reaches the .18 micron process, expect speeds to go to 600, 700 or even 800 MHz--and it could happen by the end of 1999. And those 800 MHz PIII machines will be running Rambus DRAM, not your current PC100 SDRAM. Any operating system that can take advantage of that speed will really be hopping along. (^_^)
I remember when the Pentium II first came out--the speeds were only 233 and 266 MHz available commonly, with the 300 MHz part at over $1,000 per CPU! =:-O
Nowadays, you can get a Celeron 400 MHz CPU that runs rings around those early PII's for about $135.
Remember, the Pentium III CPU will arrive with the speeds of 450, 500 and 500 MHz--and that's using the
It'll be _very_ interesting to see what the AltiVec-enhanced G3's will be running at by the end of 1999--800 MHz? MacOS will be REALLY flying along at those speeds.
I am still a bit astonished that the DoJ is still not considering the ultimate solution to the whole Windows monopoly thing short of breaking up the company: forcing everyone to buy the operating system as a separate cost item.
That way, the "Windows refund" crowd here will be happy (because they can install whatever OS they want on the computer), and every OS maker will have an equal chance of getting their market share.
IMHO, the DoJ is trying to do things the hard way; what I suggested is the best solution of all. Of course, that means Mac users will have to buy the MacOS as a separate cost item, but that means future Macs will allow you to install a version of Linux that takes advantage of the G3 processor.
I think this is kind of old news to quite a lot of people.
I remember reading about EMP generators that could disable the electrical system of an automobile. I believe that it's now small enough that some police departments have them for use in disabling cars in car chases.
Folks,
I hate to break out the bad news, but Intel's biggest rival--AMD--is also seriously considering implementing serial ID's on their CPU's. Don't be surprised if the upcoming K6-3 and K7 CPU's have a similar coding scheme.
Now how will the privacy groups react if both Intel and AMD are putting on such serial numbers?
As for all those "superheroes" that want to save the world from someone doing something vile on the 'Net, I hope you folks have seen the second Mahou Shoujo Pretty Samy OAV series (it's available here in the US in dubbed/subtitled form from Pioneer LDCA).
In the story, a villian named "Biff Standard" is trying to take over the world's computers, and it's up to Pretty Samy and friends to stop him from completing his evil scheme. "Biff Standard" looks and acts suspiciously like this CEO who works in Redmond, WA. (^_^)
I personally think that Sony might not have a chance with this suit. Mostly because Connectix did NOT use any actual Sony PSX ROM code in their emulation product.
There's a big difference legally between using a copyrighted firmware for emulation and a "clean room" developed emulation that doesn't use Sony's firmware code (I believe that Connectix is using the latter).
As others have pointed out here, Sony makes the majority of its money for the PlayStation from license fees on the games sold for this system. In fact, one of Sony's biggest revenue sources is 989 Studios, their own in-house group of game developers. The success of the NFL GameDay and NHL FaceOff series is a big source of pride for Sony, that's to be sure.
In short, this could end up being a big PR disaster for Sony if they try to pursue this suit further.
Given that 20th-Century Fox is releasing the new Star Wars movie, and since Fox is also broadcasting the Super Bowl this year (cries of "Go Vikings! Go Broncos! and Go J-E-T-S! Jets! Jets! Jets!" in the background ^_^), do NOT be surprised that the world premiere of that 5-minute trailer happens just before the Super Bowl game starts.
If you think IEEE-1394 connections is going to replace SCSI, I kind of doubt it.
Ever heard of this thing called Fibre Channel?? It's a super-high-speed interface that makes Ultra-Wide SCSI seem slow in comparison. With the price of Fibre Channel devices starting to fall, I expect within a few years the average server will have Fibre Channel connections for the hard drives at least.