Intel and HP Commit $10 billion to Boost Itanium 272
YesSir writes "Support for the high-end processor that has had difficulties catching on is coming in from its co-developers Intel and HP. 'The 10 billion investment is a statement that we want to accelerate as a unified body' said Tom Kilroy, general manager of Intel’s digital enterprise group."
Alpha (Score:5, Funny)
Too bad HP won't spend $$$ to bring back the Alpha.
I miss architecture diversity....
They can't not do this (Score:1, Funny)
Essentially it stated that:
. The big economic powerhouses of the world are based largely on IT
. A key driver for the developemnt of IT is the continual improvement in computer power (and corresponding drop in price)
. When Moore's Law hits the basic physics of silicon, and they can't make any more faster chips, then this economic driver stops
If Intel and so on don't keep on pushing Itamiums then unless AMD can keep ahead we are all in trouble
Re:Last Gasp for Big Iron? (Score:4, Funny)
This aint time for Intel to walk away.
This is time for Intel to RUN RUN RUN!!!
This is NOT it's last gasp. (Score:4, Funny)
I'm sure that SOMEONE out there is willing to pour money down the toilet for this platform. And they'll make HP/Intel very very happy.
Then again, there's people who're into snorting drain cleaner too...
Re:Itanium vs. Ultrasparc T1 (Score:3, Funny)
Dual Core = 4 threads
Hyperthreading = 8 threads
Quad Processors = 32 threads
Ta Da!
Tsk Tsk Tsk.. (Score:5, Funny)
How do you know they aren't planning this as some method of helping bring an end to wars? If they get the pentagon buying Itanium equipped missiles, just think what they could do!
Re:Alpha (Score:3, Funny)
More seriously, though... The Alpha was kicking ass and taking names back in the day. 64-bit and ran at 200 MHz when the Pentium was barely able to fart out 66 MHz.
The funny thing is that most places just don't run Itanium chips - they use Xenon chips instead.
Re:Alpha (Score:1, Funny)
Come to the other end of the spectrum, we've still got ARM.
In other news .. flogging a dead horse.. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This is NOT it's last gasp. (Score:4, Funny)
Please.
Fortune 500 companies mainline.Re:Let me get this straight (Score:5, Funny)
1) Profit!
2) ???
3) Itanium.
You know... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Last Gasp for Big Iron? (Score:3, Funny)