IBM Pushes to 2GHz, Breeds PC Chip from Server DNA

[Shrek]

http://news.com.com/2100-1001-257421.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-949030.html?tag=fd_top

Well, that's some very good news for the Tech Industry in general, isn't it?

Discuss!

[dongmin]

dude, there's already a thread with like 150 posts on this same topic...and with the same links...

[Shrek]

Yeah, 150 posts! It's a little bit too old. Time to change the focus to a more reliable and more informative source: CNET. ;)

edit: Besides, the last one didn't have a poll. :p

[Shrek]

Anyone have any comments?

[Ensign Paris]

A post like "Does any one have any comments" is useless on a discussion site, it just looks like you are trying to increase your post count

I personally don't think this will be part of the G5 or next G4, mostly because (unless Apple and IBM have been working on it for some time) 2 months isn't long enough to make a computer, and even that, it is just the announcement not that actual launch so it could be several years before it comes to market.

Ensign

[topicolo]

several years?!?!?! :eek: :eek: I hope you're not confusing the computer industry with the biotech industry. Many PC hardware enthusiasts would be in hell if Intel announced a new P4 and it took several years before it showed up in a computer.

I'm guessing 1 quarter, maybe two if the chip has yet to be taped out.

[Ensign Paris]

yes, but all they are announcing is the project, they might not have started it, but they might be right at the end of its development.

Ensign

[Shrek]

Later, in 2002, IBM's PowerPC chips will approach 2GHz, according to the company's technology roadmap.

Read the first news story I posted here, Ensign. ;)