[extropy-chat] A slow down in Moore's law?

[Brian Lee]

I think the press release from Intel is just spin because they are unable to 
release a 4 gig processor. Note that they had planned and published a 
roadmap that included a 4 gigger, but due to their screwups had to suddenly 
announce this change in strategy.

BAL

>From: "Henrique Moraes Machado" <hemm at openlink.com.br>
>To: "Kevin Freels" <cmcmortgage at sbcglobal.net>,   "ExI chat list" 
><extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
>Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] A slow down in Moore's law?
>Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:46:08 -0200
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>As far as I know, the clock reace is over and manufacturers are now 
>focusing on multicore chips and 64 bit chips.
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>Intel Cancels Plans for 4-Gigahertz Pentium 4
>Clock speed isn't the only way to improve processor performance, the 
>company says.
>http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/04/10/ap_4101404.asp?trk=nl
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Kevin Freels
>To: ExI chat list
>Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 3:29 PM
>Subject: [extropy-chat] A slow down in Moore's law?
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>I was just doing some shopping for a new processor, and the fastest I found 
>available was the Intel 3.4 Ghz  P4. I did some checking and that processor 
>was unveiled in February, 2004.
>http://it.asia1.com.sg/newsdaily/news002_20040203.html
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>Some additional checking, which I admit was light, revealed that the P4 1.7 
>Ghz processor was unveiled in 2001. This is somewhat more than 18 months 
>for a two-fold increase in processing speed.
>http://tech-report.com/reviews/2001q2/pentium4-1.7/index.x?pg=1
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>Is there a new processor out that I don;t know about, or was the P4 
>released later than that? Or os there something else that I am missing 
>entirely?
>
>Also, a bit of humor. I found this at the following site:
>http://www.slashnot.com/article.php3?story_id=413&section=Home
>
>"Intel has announced a new low performance processor value priced processor 
>that will appeal to the cost conscious consumer to be called the Pentium 4 
>Mobile Home edition.
>The design is similar to a typical mobile computer, but without the 
>mobility. P4 Mobile Home editions are typically mounted permanently to 
>their desks, often with an old dog asleep under it. The processors also 
>support the “double-wide” 64-bit processor mode in upcoming Pentium 4 and 
>AMD processors. Rudimentary clustering is the norm, with eight to 
>sixty-four units forming Parks wherever an undeveloped parcel of deskspace 
>remains unclaimed for a long period of time. Wireless capabilities are 
>built in, but require the addition of an old coat hanger for extended range 
>reception. The systems typically ship with three or four mice, and will be 
>sold exclusively through WalMart with Red Neck Enterprise Workstation 
>pre-installed."
>
>He he!
>
>Kevin Freels
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