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• Moore's Law has finally failed ? - SDF - 8/1/2005 10:51:33 AM
  • Most computers today are limited by DISK SPEED - David F Mayer - 8/16/2005 4:15:12 PM
  • Maybe not! - R.L. - 8/16/2005 7:43:37 AM
  • Intel press release on failure to increase processor speed. - SDF - 8/12/2005 1:26:49 PM
    • The next question is: What is the standard for processing speed? - SDF - 8/12/2005 1:34:39 PM
      • Spend extra money building an air conditioned case for your computer. (n/t) - Scott Evil - 8/12/2005 11:28:05 PM
      • Use a believable benchmark - Gary - 8/12/2005 8:35:45 PM
  • I think the next big push will be multi-processor chips. - Tom Brosz - 8/9/2005 7:21:05 PM
    • The problem with multi-processor machines is programming them - Gary - 8/10/2005 7:49:14 AM
    • re: I think the next big push will be multi-processor chips. - SDG - 8/9/2005 9:44:44 PM
      • Yech. - Tom Brosz - 8/11/2005 10:26:27 AM
  • Why any faster? - Robert - 8/5/2005 5:09:46 PM
    • re: Windows Vista - Scott Evil - 8/11/2005 2:29:17 PM
      • re: Windows Vista - Robert - 8/11/2005 5:13:24 PM
        • Makes Sense - Scott Evil - 8/11/2005 9:59:13 PM
          • re: Makes Sense - Robert - 8/12/2005 2:46:03 AM
    • re: Why any faster? - SDG - 8/6/2005 12:05:14 AM
      • Keep it simple stupid - Gary - 8/6/2005 11:48:13 PM
        • can't avoid it - SDG - 8/8/2005 5:39:46 PM
  • Diminishing returns - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/2/2005 10:19:38 PM
    • von Neuman bottleneck - Gary - 8/3/2005 3:15:40 AM
      • "Couple that with CPU heat flux and it becomes clear that Moore's Law has hit the wall." - R.L. - 8/3/2005 8:02:14 AM
        • Precise point made - RNE - 8/4/2005 5:24:09 PM
    • re: Diminishing returns - SDG - 8/2/2005 11:34:01 PM
  • re: Moore's Law is not a continuous curve - R.L. - 8/2/2005 8:41:02 AM
    • punctuated equilibrium, heat, and bear markets - Robert - 8/2/2005 8:29:49 PM
  • It's more of a guideline... (n/t) - alcaray - 8/1/2005 11:24:55 PM
  • Not the physics, but the markets - Robert - 8/1/2005 10:25:52 PM
    • I'd like to upgrade to a dual core Opteron - Gary - 8/2/2005 5:28:02 AM
      • An interesting reference on heat failure in chips - Tom Brosz - 8/11/2005 10:00:30 PM
      • Fan spring? - SDF - 8/2/2005 6:29:04 AM
        • Fan Spring and CPU cooling? - RNE - 8/2/2005 12:27:55 PM
    • I haven't seen a single ad for a 6 GHz processor (n/t) - SDF - 8/2/2005 4:23:40 AM
      • You will - R.L. - 8/2/2005 8:48:15 AM
        • That would not be a wise bet - Gary - 8/3/2005 3:26:44 AM
          • :) I was involved in the project - R.L. - 8/3/2005 7:55:00 AM
            • Fab plants and Rock's Law - Gary - 8/4/2005 4:06:33 AM
              • A fab plant based on EUVL... - R.L. - 8/7/2005 4:17:04 AM
          • I should also mention - Gary - 8/3/2005 3:31:37 AM
      • at any price (n/t) - SDF - 8/2/2005 4:25:19 AM