Intel talks up 'Tera-Scale' computing - bit-tech.net Forums

WilHarris · 6th Mar 2006, 19:29

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/03...ale_computing/

RotoSequence · 6th Mar 2006, 20:53

Translated: We're too lazy to work on single threaded performance, and will make the software guys do the work for us

wharrad · 6th Mar 2006, 22:53

It's all well and good. We've been reading this in New Scientist and so forth for years. But in classic 'Tomorrow's World' styleee.... will it ever happen?

I'm sure it will, but not for a VERY long time. 10 years? dunno. More like 50.

P.S. Doesn't IBM Cell Chip work in the same sort of 'many procs working together' type way and 'already' exists in the PS3?

uwannabigmak · 7th Mar 2006, 03:49

TBH, its nothing new really. Think about where we were 10 years ago. Admittedly, I didn't use computers yet, but ive seen some relics from that era. Then, Giga- was like Tera- is now... just a possibility in the distant future. They had to overcome major obstacles, but they found a way. There's probably no limit to how much technology can do, the limit is in how much we're willing to spend to get there.

valium · 7th Mar 2006, 10:51

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wharrad Hypermodder Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Burford, Oxfordshire Posts: 866	It's all well and good. We've been reading this in New Scientist and so forth for years. But in classic 'Tomorrow's World' styleee.... will it ever happen? I'm sure it will, but not for a VERY long time. 10 years? dunno. More like 50. P.S. Doesn't IBM Cell Chip work in the same sort of 'many procs working together' type way and 'already' exists in the PS3? __________________ Jimmy Carr - "It's easier to get forgiveness than permission"

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uwannabigmak Hypermodder Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 612	TBH, its nothing new really. Think about where we were 10 years ago. Admittedly, I didn't use computers yet, but ive seen some relics from that era. Then, Giga- was like Tera- is now... just a possibility in the distant future. They had to overcome major obstacles, but they found a way. There's probably no limit to how much technology can do, the limit is in how much we're willing to spend to get there. __________________ You can bomb the world into pieces, but you can't bomb it into peace

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