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.
