"TravelinMan" <Nowhere@spamfree.com> wrote in message news:Nowhere-308018.08450027052005@news1.west.earthlink.net... > In article <119dcnirobrajd3@corp.supernews.com>, > "Judd" <IhateSpam@stopspam.com> wrote: > > > > Another Cell-related announcement: > > > > > > http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20050525/105050/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > IBM Corp. has revealed a prototype blade server board featuring the Cell > > > microprocessor jointly developed with the Sony Group and Toshiba Corp. > > > The company demonstrated the prototype in front of only a few clients at > > > a hotel room outside Los Angeles, US, at the 2005 Electronic > > > Entertainment Expo (E3), game tradeshow. "We demonstrated the prototype > > > to show that Cell continues to mature. The product is expected to have > > > several times higher performance compared to conventional servers," said > > > an IBM engineer. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > It sure looks like Cell is going to have applications outside of game > > > consoles. > > > > > > > Gosh, if it keeps up the good work, it will a replacement for the Itanium. > > If they multiply the price by 10, slow it down, and multiply the power > consumption by 5, you'll be right.
Yeah, it's soooo fast and boy that power consumption. We all know how good IBM as with power consumption. Just ask Apple... who, by the way, IS making the move.
