[extropy-chat] more moore

Eugen Leitl eugen at leitl.org
Wed Sep 1 08:29:56 UTC 2004


On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 09:53:50AM +0200, Max M wrote:

> I cannot easily see a major technology that demands much faster 
> processors. But hopefully it will something like a domestic robot. Im 

I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.

--- T. J. Watson 

640K ought to be enough for everybody.

--- Bill Gates 

Current machines are too slow for even current HDTV codecs.
Current machines are too slow for even Eclipse at compiled C speed.
Current machines are too slow for even X at speed of Windows XP desktop. 
Current machines are too slow for even current crude FPS. (Why do you think
Sony PS3 needs 1000x the speed of PS2 to succeed?)
Current machines are too slow for even the DARPA race challenge.
Current machines are too slow for realtime body capturing from video.
Current machines are too slow for a current desktop in a mobile phone
performance.

Need I to go on?

Nevermind that Moore is not about performance, but integration density.
Performance (as measured by benchmarks) doesn't follow that nice linear
semilog plots. <-- How often need I say this sentence until people here stop
using Moore as sloppy shorthand for faster computers?

> tired of cleaning the house and garden.

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