38 month ago
kayodeok : Computer, Heal Thyself! - But if you're planning to send a computer on, say, a 10-year mission into deep space, then you need more staying power...As your probe flew silently through the night, you would dream about chips that could fix themselves.
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38 month ago
François Nonnenmacher : The hidden currents powering Intel's next gen chips - And the reason for Apple switch?
deusx : The hidden currents powering Intel's next gen chips - "To date, Apple’s CPU switch to Intel has prompted a lot of speculation about the real reason as frankly, it didn’t made much sense. But if this speculation turns out to be true, reasons behind Apple’s switch are obvious."
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38 month ago
kayodeok : Intel’s Pentium 4 Overclocked to 7.1GHz, Sets World’s Record - A Japanese overclocker has managed to overclock Intel Pentium 4 670 microprocessor to 7.132GHz and even run certain benchmarks on the system that was cooled down by liquid nitrogen
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38 month ago
kayodeok : Wired News: Mac Hacks Allow OS X on PCs - That future may already be unfolding: Hackers have found a way to bypass a chip designed to prevent the Mac OS from running on non-Apple PCs, which are often cheaper than Macs
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39 month ago
kayodeok : Birth of the IBM PC - The release of the IBM PC proved revolutionary for the then tiny microcomputer industry, and for IBM itself
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40 month ago
kayodeok : Great moments in microprocessor history - The history of the micro from the vacuum tube to today's dual-core multithreaded madness
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41 month ago
Andy Baio : Cringely thinks Apple and Intel are merging - wild speculation that they'll try to dethrone Microsoft [via] [via]
kayodeok : Going for Broke: Apple's Decision to Use Intel Processors Is Nothing Less Than an Attempt to Dethrone Microsoft - More craziness from Robert Cringely: "Apple and Intel are merging"
plasticbag : Robert Cringely thinks the Apple switch to Intel processors is about Apple+Intel vs. Microsoft - I have no idea what to make of this article. It looks - frankly - like total balls to me, but....
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41 month ago
deusx : Apple to Use Intel Microprocessors Beginning in 2006 - "At its Worldwide Developer Conference today, Apple® announced plans to deliver models of its Macintosh® computers using Intel® microprocessors by this time next year, and to transition all of its Macs to using Intel microprocessor
kayodeok : Apple to Use Intel Microprocessors Beginning in 2006 - Joint Press Release with Intel:
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41 month ago
Andy Baio : Inte's press release on the Apple deal - by the end of 2007
kayodeok : Apple to Use Intel Microprocessors Beginning in 2006 - At its Worldwide Developer Conference today, Apple announced plans to deliver models of its Macintosh computers using Intel microprocessors by this time next year, and to transition all of its Macs to using Intel microprocessors by the end of 2007
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41 month ago
kayodeok : Why Apple's Switch Makes Sense NOW - OS News Editorial
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41 month ago
plasticbag : The rumour that's everywhere: Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel chips - If nothing else, it ties together the fortunes of desktop computers so that if the architecture stops developing, no company gets an advantage... Don't know what I think about that...
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41 month ago
kayodeok : Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel chips - Apple Computer plans to announce Monday that it's scrapping its partnership with IBM and switching its computers to Intel's microprocessors
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kayodeok : 64bit misconceptions - Neowin does an impromptu survey of common 64bit misconceptions
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