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Sun kills UltraSparc V, Gemini chips

Sun kills UltraSparc V, Gemini chipsINTEL/AMD is the futureINTEL runs the DataCenter and AMD is trying to get its foot in the DataCenter.AMD powers my notebook at work and home.Another nail on the Sparc coffinThat leaves Intel and IBM as the only semiconductor choice for the high end of computing.too...

Tags: Data centers, Storage, Processors, Semiconductors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., data center, Gemini, Sun UltraSPARC V, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, Sun UltraSPARC, chip

Discussion threads 2004-04-10

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Barcelona, Tigerton, and the T2

Barcelona, Tigerton, and the T2It's all goodI think the real story of Intel Tigerton/Caneland and AMD Barcelona is the real arrival of x86 "Big Iron". Sure, it has existed for years (Sequent and DG, then IBM and Unisys), but now it is affordable and real. It has great...

Tags: Network technology, Processors, UNIX, T2, Intel Corp., RISC/Unix, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., software

Discussion threads 2007-09-13

A dumb prediction: IBM will buy HP's Unix customers

A dumb prediction: IBM will buy HP's Unix customersDumb[i]"So, bottom line, how dumb is this prediction? It's a bet on how smart IBM is - and, really, how can that be a loser?"[/i]IBM is a multi-billion dollar making company whereas Sun seems to specialise in multi-billion dollar losses. HP is...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Operating systems, Servers, HP Unix, Sun Microsystems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., IBM AIX, Unix

Discussion threads 2007-08-17

Intel: x86 won't encroach on Itanium

Intel: x86 won't encroach on ItaniumIntel's uncertain processor road-map (or the lack of a road...)``x86 in the driver's seatGartner's Reynolds believes that x86 servers have captured the attention and momentum of the server market. "The small servers have destroyed the growth opportunity for big iron," he said.''It is clear that...

Tags: Processors, Servers, Intel x86, Intel Itanium, Intel Corp., processor, server, Alpha

Discussion threads 2005-03-08

Critical Mass. for AMD's chip designs?

Critical Mass. for AMD's chip designs?I wonder what this means for Sun?Is this the team that was designing the UltraSPARC-V and/or Gemini?( http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-5189458.html )Or is there more bad news about to break with regard to SPARC processor design?I wonder how many of these folks are ex-DECies?Sun's Burlington, MA design center...

Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Sun Microsystems Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., chip

Discussion threads 2004-09-20

Sun warms to open source for Solaris

Sun warms to open source for SolarisI see no way for them to do this.Solaris IS a dirivative of UNIX and unless they pull out every line of UNIX code before handing it out they will run into huge problems. (Law suits from everywhere.)DarwinWhat has Darwin done for Apple...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, open source, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2004-06-02

Sun revamps servers with UltraSparc, Opteron

Sun revamps servers with UltraSparc, OpteronStrategy will fail...Sun getting the x86 religion is meaningless as they support it with dying technologies liek Solaris and Linux. At this time, most major vendors are working on Longhorn and how to best integrate this feature rich OS into their offerings. Where is Sun...

Tags: Processors, UNIX, AMD Opteron, server, Intel Itanium, Sun Microsystems Inc., RISC, Intel Corp., Sun UltraSPARC

Discussion threads 2004-02-10