[Info-vax] OT: Intel Demos 48-Core Prototype Chip

[JF Mezei]

Neil Rieck wrote:

> Not sure if this technology will ever make it into Itanium, but lack
> of Itanium updates makes me think Intel is treating Itanium like a
> "red headed step child".

It isn't just IF  technology makes it to that IA64 thing. It is also WHEN.

Quadcore 64 bit 8086s with Quickpath (CSI stuff) have been on consumer
desktops and business servers for over a year. Equivalent IA64s are
still months away. And they'll be one (or is it 2?) FAB process behind
current 8086s.

So, by the time the next IA64 comes out, people are likely to yawn at
the announcement of a chip whose  technology that is already 2 years
behind the 8086 toy controller.

This message was typed on of of them fancy 8086 toy controllers.

Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated into the Unix collective
running on 8086s :-) :-) :-) :-)


With regards to skunk works, It isn't so clear if HP still has software
skunk works.  There are no longer any secret offices in the basement of
ZKO (the fact that their existance was always forcefully denied is a
sign that they really did exist :-)


On the other hand, the folks in india, being detached from the
community, would have an easier time keeping covert projects a secret.