The GMA 950 (and previous generations) lacked hardware T&L and vertex shaders. GMA X3000/X3100, however, added T&L and vertex hardware. GMA X3500 upgraded the shaders to SM4.0 and DX10. And each generation adds another video format or two to the list of things it can decode in hardware.
I think you're right and I can't help but wonder if Intel's Atom is the prototype for Larrabee. Think about it: Atom is a 3W, 1.6GHz CPU. It is in-order and manufactured at 45nm. The core design work is done. Stick 32 of them on a die and you're still under 100W, very realistic for a processor. Now crank it to 2.5GHz and run it to within an inch of its life like most GPUs are. Add SIMD thingies to do the video work.
And thanks to Quickpath, I bet there's going to be an LGA1366 version of Larrabee for MP servers. The graphics card is just a sideshow to what Intel is really after. A 2 teraflop Xeon? Thank you very much.
The eventual goal is to use large numbers of minimal x86 cores, I think they can increase the performance for a specialized workload quite a bit. Yep. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larrabee_(GPU)
Revision 3 is uniquely suited to distributing any information they find...
I for one hope they don't roll over and accept some confidential out-of-court settlement for this. Taking this all the way would be expensive, but R3 will make the short list of true internet heroes if they push this.
Capsule-based spacecraft use something called a Launch Escape System, which actually saved the lives of a Soyuz crew when their booster exploded on the pad.
Unfortunately, the Shuttle couldn't be equipped with such a device. For the two-minute period the SRBs are lit, a Shuttle launch cannot be aborted without destroying the vehicle.
If the letter is at all threatening (I'm not going to read it), he should certainly be able to get an order of protection preventing Thompson from contacting his family again.
The 2.5", 15mm form factor was created for blade servers, usually using the SAS interface. It's not an idiotic decision, it just allows WD to reuse drives they already designed for another purpose.
If you want the best of both worlds of a quiet drive and a fast drive, I recommend WD's new 640GB drive. I bought one a couple of weeks ago, and it's pretty nearly silent. It's also the fastest drive I've ever seen (without a Raptor or a SSD to compare it to).
Geez, I had to look that up on Urban Dictionary. I'm only 26 years old, but all the people I talk to on IM speak English, so I've avoided learning all the slang. Now I feel weird.
OK. I'll tell NASA and JPL to put explosives on their space probes, but I'll let you tell the Pentagon that their spy and military commsats need self-destructs. No foreign country will ever get access to those codes.
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Yes, Intel.
The GMA 950 (and previous generations) lacked hardware T&L and vertex shaders. GMA X3000/X3100, however, added T&L and vertex hardware. GMA X3500 upgraded the shaders to SM4.0 and DX10. And each generation adds another video format or two to the list of things it can decode in hardware.
I agree it's not much, but it's something.
They hardware accelerate more and more stuff with each generation.
Same here (a v.2 WRT54G running DD-WRT), and I don't think I've ever had to reboot it since the initial setup years ago.
You can eat your cake and still have it, it just takes a little patience. Although the cake will look different, and it'll smell bad.
I think you're right and I can't help but wonder if Intel's Atom is the prototype for Larrabee. Think about it: Atom is a 3W, 1.6GHz CPU. It is in-order and manufactured at 45nm. The core design work is done. Stick 32 of them on a die and you're still under 100W, very realistic for a processor. Now crank it to 2.5GHz and run it to within an inch of its life like most GPUs are. Add SIMD thingies to do the video work.
They can't be certain you'll stick it in a PCIe 2.0 slot, however.
And thanks to Quickpath, I bet there's going to be an LGA1366 version of Larrabee for MP servers. The graphics card is just a sideshow to what Intel is really after. A 2 teraflop Xeon? Thank you very much.
It also doesn't meet the graphics requirement, which specifically says GMA X3100.
I bet that 20% time to Microsoft will involve trotting him out for conferences and speeches. This isn't Bill's last speech by a long shot.
Revision 3 is uniquely suited to distributing any information they find...
I for one hope they don't roll over and accept some confidential out-of-court settlement for this. Taking this all the way would be expensive, but R3 will make the short list of true internet heroes if they push this.
If the only part of the spacecraft you plan on re-using is the astronaut, it does make sense to only return that part to Earth...
Capsule-based spacecraft use something called a Launch Escape System, which actually saved the lives of a Soyuz crew when their booster exploded on the pad.
Unfortunately, the Shuttle couldn't be equipped with such a device. For the two-minute period the SRBs are lit, a Shuttle launch cannot be aborted without destroying the vehicle.
This is such a non-story. NASA has a Range Safety Officer for every single launch, manned or not, and always has.
If the letter is at all threatening (I'm not going to read it), he should certainly be able to get an order of protection preventing Thompson from contacting his family again.
The 2.5", 15mm form factor was created for blade servers, usually using the SAS interface. It's not an idiotic decision, it just allows WD to reuse drives they already designed for another purpose.
DVI has licensing fees.
My computer from 2000 was a Celeron 700MHz with 128MB of RAM, and the max. RAM it'll hold is 512.
It came with Windows 98, and Windows 2000 runs pretty damn well on it. I'm sure many Linux distros would, too. Vista? I don't think so.
An x1 card will fit in any PCIe slot, and it will only use one lane.
It might not be for much longer. 24" TN panels are becoming very common in new displays as monitor makers rush to out-cheap each other.
They are 5400RPM drives and CANNOT spin to 7200RPM. The spin speed is not variable. This has been confirmed by reviewers and WD itself.
Note that I'm not saying this is a problem. I think it's great, few things need really fast performance.
If you want the best of both worlds of a quiet drive and a fast drive, I recommend WD's new 640GB drive. I bought one a couple of weeks ago, and it's pretty nearly silent. It's also the fastest drive I've ever seen (without a Raptor or a SSD to compare it to).
Geez, I had to look that up on Urban Dictionary. I'm only 26 years old, but all the people I talk to on IM speak English, so I've avoided learning all the slang. Now I feel weird.
OK. I'll tell NASA and JPL to put explosives on their space probes, but I'll let you tell the Pentagon that their spy and military commsats need self-destructs. No foreign country will ever get access to those codes.
Yes indeed. I guess I can use a throwaway email for it, they're not getting my main email without the "+".