From the Daily Press:
The Reagan's skipper, Capt. John W. "Bill" Goodwin, looked at the model and suggested some changes. The program allowed the shipyard to save millions of dollars by catching problems earlier in the process, Gunter said.
We are already seeing some CPU/Chipset integration. For portable systems, Intel has their Mobile Dixon and Deschutes Processor Packages which have the 82371EB PIIX4E PCI chipset residing on the same card as the processor, which then connects to the motherboard. Now this is not a true one chip solution, but if it crossed over to the desktop market we could see motherboards that do not have these chipsets on them.
Neomagic makes a video/audio combination chipset also found in portable systems. It is the NM2200 chipset. Now this chipset is not a super speedy 3D solution, or a wizbang audio solution, but for corporate users, it does all you need.
Across the Enterprise, integrated components make more sense; they are less expensive, and easier to implement with standardization of drivers, and add the ability to push a standard software image to all the systems, and not have to worry about who has what video card. If there is a problem with the component, replace the motherboard and go on with your life. If you purchase your systems from a descent OEM, you will have a 3 year warranty. Sure, if the motherboard goes out after 3 years, it is not cheap to replace, but most large companies turn over their systems by then.
At home, I prefer non integrated components. I like being able to upgrade my system component by component as faster/bigger/cooler components come out. Non-integrated components are not going to go away, but they will be used by the consumer, not by business.
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From the Daily Press: The Reagan's skipper, Capt. John W. "Bill" Goodwin, looked at the model and suggested some changes. The program allowed the shipyard to save millions of dollars by catching problems earlier in the process, Gunter said.
It got a couple chuckles from me. Sure, its pretty low brow, but the concept itself is funny.
And who can't find a good jab at Jon Katz humorous.
We are already seeing some CPU/Chipset integration. For portable systems, Intel has their Mobile Dixon and Deschutes Processor Packages which have the 82371EB PIIX4E PCI chipset residing on the same card as the processor, which then connects to the motherboard. Now this is not a true one chip solution, but if it crossed over to the desktop market we could see motherboards that do not have these chipsets on them.
Neomagic makes a video/audio combination chipset also found in portable systems. It is the NM2200 chipset. Now this chipset is not a super speedy 3D solution, or a wizbang audio solution, but for corporate users, it does all you need.
Across the Enterprise, integrated components make more sense; they are less expensive, and easier to implement with standardization of drivers, and add the ability to push a standard software image to all the systems, and not have to worry about who has what video card. If there is a problem with the component, replace the motherboard and go on with your life. If you purchase your systems from a descent OEM, you will have a 3 year warranty. Sure, if the motherboard goes out after 3 years, it is not cheap to replace, but most large companies turn over their systems by then.
At home, I prefer non integrated components. I like being able to upgrade my system component by component as faster/bigger/cooler components come out. Non-integrated components are not going to go away, but they will be used by the consumer, not by business.