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- FPU
- Floating Point Unit A computer circuit that handles floating point operations. See floating point.
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- ECTI 1.5 (Windows)
- ECTI is a software to create presentations, demonstrations, simulations, help, support, learning... Taking screenshots, capturing mouse movements, images, Flash animations, Shockwave 3D contents to create movies that can be played from a CDRom/DVDRom and from the Internet on Windows-based systems. Satisfy your customers avoiding time consuming and expensive work. Creating...
- Tags: Mouse, FPU, ECTI, Mice, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Hardware, Peripherals, Software
- Software downloads 2004-06-30
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- System Analyser 5.3w (Windows)
- System Analyser gives comprehensive information about your system: Bios, Network, Dos, CPU/FPU, Cache, Memory, SPD, Video, AGP, Monitor, Drives, partitions, IDE, ATAPI, SATA, CD-Rom, DVD, Blue-ray Disk, RPC2, Lpt, Rs232, Mouse, Keyboard, IEEE 1284, Modem, Fax, ISDN, Sound, ASPI/CAM, SCSI, DMI, PCI, PCI Express, PCMCIA, Plug and Play, APM, ESCD,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Hans Niekus, PCI, Y2K, Serial ATA, Storage, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-07-22
- Why x86 is perfectly fine for now
- Why x86 is perfectly fine for nowAgreed - But demand drives progressEverything you say is true, but the more people who say I want 64bit and I want it now, the more progress you will see in 64bit apps and drivers. If 64bit demand is low, companies will turn...
- Tags: Intel x86, X64, x86 IS, Vista x64
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Scientific Calculator - ScienCalc 1.3 (Windows)
- ScienCalc is a convenient and powerful scientific calculator. ScienCalc calculates mathematical expression. It supports the common arithmetic operations (+, -, *, /) and parentheses. The program contains high-performance arithmetic, trigonometric, hyperbolic and transcendental calculation routines. All the function routines therein map directly to Intel 80387 FPU floating-point machine instructions. This...
- Tags: Routine, ScienCalc, Microsoft Windows, Leadership, Operating Systems, Software, Management
- Software downloads 2007-11-15
- Analysis of Sun's 'Niagara 2' UltraSPARC T2
- Analysis of Sun's 'Niagara 2' UltraSPARC T2WTF"Single threaded performance is so important in the server world because it essentially allows co-hosting logical or virtual servers to borrow each other's idle time and complete tasks so much faster"Why? That's the exact opposite of what I'd expect. T2 works by...
- Tags: Network technology, Servers, Processors, Virtualization, T2, server, context-switch, Intel Xeon, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Corp., analysis, Sun UltraSPARC
- Discussion threads 2007-08-16
- Ethernet piggybacks on InfiniBand chip
- Ethernet piggybacks on InfiniBand chip20 Gigabit/s? Let's first have 10 gigas!I can't really see the interest of a 20 Gbit/s bandwidth over a standard 10 Gbit/s. Let's first have the standard implemented, and its cost will dramatically lower.For most devices, only 100 megabit:s is available with standard Ethernet cables, and...
- Tags: Network technology, chip, GB/s, Gigabit/s, Ethernet, InfiniBand
- Discussion threads 2007-03-31
- How to get 66.6 TeraFlops for $600
- How to get 66.6 TeraFlops for $60066.6 Teraflops?Gives new meaning to "Fast as Hell.":)Is there any known or planned ...Development to make those same tools more ... how can say ... easy to use ?Like with some C/C++ libraries that could take advantage of those same processing power capabilities. And...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Folding@Home, Single-precision, video, CPDN, video card
- Discussion threads 2007-03-01
- Targeting development for future hardware
- Targeting development for future hardwareRudy..Well without Alpha and to a lesster extent MIPS and PA-RISCthere is still less choice today than 5 years back.The new Niagra and POWER chips are a beacon of hope tothose who like to see technically better productsstill survive. But unless the price on this hardwarecomes...
- Tags: Linux, Processors, Operating systems, UNIX, Servers, Niagra2 chip, Intel Corp., Intel x86, IBM Corp., PPC
- Discussion threads 2007-02-20
- Is AMD's business model 'fundamentally broken'?
- Is AMD's business model 'fundamentally broken'?Betting the Farm on Barcelona?I blog about Oracle-related topics and am a keen Opteron fan, but I submit the following link to my Oracle/Barcelona related blog entries:http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/t/oracle-on-opteron-numa-etc/Answering a rhetorical question:"Does market share at the expense of profits really make sense?"Yes. Ask the Japanese car...
- Tags: Network technology, Semiconductors, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-01-24
- AMD dominates 4 and 8 socket at Linux World
- AMD dominates 4 and 8 socket at Linux WorldIntel's fake quadcore is unsuitable for serverWoodcrest is a chip that has no place in the market.For massive clustered environment, people needs floating point performance and AMD's Opteron leads by 38% over Woodcrest in SpecFp_rate2000 (see SUN's press release).For transactional performance, you...
- Tags: Processors, Core 2, Linux, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., quad-core, Woodcrest
- Discussion threads 2006-08-17
- Build a low-power x86 appliance for under $200!
- Build a low-power x86 appliance for under $200!C3 Nehemiah, AMD Geod, and Via C7 EstherA lot of the the performance issues were hammered out of the C3 line after the Nehemiah. The C3 Nehemiah EPIAs are going for $165-$195. The C7 ITX boards are going for $255...
- Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), INTERNET, Processors, EPIA board, C3 Nehemiah, Intel x86
- Discussion threads 2006-07-20
- Conroe puts Intel back on top
- Conroe puts Intel back on top70% may not be enoughIf the E6400 is competitive with the FX-62 and since it runs cooler as well, the FX-62 would have to be priced below the E6400 to be truly competive. That's closer to an 80% price drop. Ouch!Geez!!!You "analysts" are...
- Tags: Performance management, Processors, Desktops, FX-62, Conroe, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., socket
- Discussion threads 2006-07-14
- Photos: AMD beefs up chip architecture
- Photos: AMD beefs up chip architectureImage-To-Text for those with Screen Readers.The large, green title shown in the top of the image, with the text centered is "AMD's Next Generation Processor Technology."Below the title shows a table with 2 columns and 6 rows, with the right black arrow pointing to the...
- Tags: chip, photograph, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., image
- Discussion threads 2006-05-16
- T2000 Blog Reviews
- Back in December of last year Sun's Jonathon Swartz offered a free T2000 demo to anyone willing to test the machine and then blog about it in public. I thought it might be fun, therefore, to take a look at some of the resulting blogs. To do it I...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., T2000 Blog Reviews
- Blog posts 2006-04-24
- A message to Steve Jobs - From Greg Papadopoulos
- Sun's Greg Papadopoulos put a fascinating essay on the continued operation of Moore's law as microsystems replace microprocessors in his Sun blog last week. Here are some key paragraphs: Just as the '80's discrete processors were killed by microprocessors, today's discrete systems ---...
- Tags: chip, microprocessor
- Blog posts 2005-11-18
- Dizzying Intel chip choices
- Dizzying Intel chip choicesThere's nothing dizzy about it whatsoever; I proudly use AMD.My next upgrade will be the Athlon 64FX.AMD is better in every respectThe word "Dizzy" is apt for Intel. We have used AMD for over a decade and have never regretted that position.Even the lowly sempron now...
- Tags: Network technology, Semiconductors, Processors, Smith Computer, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., chip
- Discussion threads 2005-10-12
- The brains behind Apple's Rosetta: Transitive
- The brains behind Apple's Rosetta: TransitiveThat being said...I will be sure to buy the last generation of a a top of the PPC (G5) Power Mac. By the time I need another one (read 3-5 years) I think most applications will be recompiled with a "Universal Binary".My circa 2001...
- Tags: Processors, Desktops, CPU Test, Apple Inc., Memory Test, Think Secret, Apple Intel Macintosh, Intel Corp., ROSETTA
- Discussion threads 2005-06-08
- OS makers slow to fix flaw, researcher says
- OS makers slow to fix flaw, researcher saysHrmPlease email me the vulnerability assesment tool so that i may check my iis and apache servers.I would like to see the damage that i should expect first hand.ThanksResearchers slow to discover this, ZDNet poster says NTntWhat arroganceI think they've had more than...
- Tags: SSL/TLS, Authentication/Encryption, Network security, SECURITY, Processors, SSL, encryption routine, CPU, operating system
- Discussion threads 2005-05-27
- Intel: 15 dual-core projects under way
- Intel: 15 dual-core projects under way*Finally*This is what they should have been doing all along. The more hands they've got trying different approaches to dual-core, the more likely at least one will succeed. 15 projects means 15 chances to get it right.Glad to see AMD has awakened the...
- Tags: Processors, 64-bit, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., dual-core, processor
- Discussion threads 2005-03-01
- Intel to throttle power by enhancing silicon
- Intel to throttle power by enhancing siliconWhat Heat Problems, Intel Claims It has NONE !What a bad joke InHell is. First they dump a defective Pressed Crap chippie into the market that requires a special heatsink, a special fan, a special case, extra case fans, etc. to cool an overheating...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, 64-bit, Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., chip
- Discussion threads 2004-08-30
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