24 Apr
2009
24 Apr
'09
12:58 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Teo Zenios
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 12:59 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: The General Approach to Computing - A Ramble
I think hardware progress has stalled for a long time, instead of new
architectures or new CPU designs we generally just have die shrinks,
multiple cores, and new material to make the same old thing a bit
faster
(mostly spinning its wheels or bogging down in GUI hell). When intel
tried a
new way with the Itanium it was stillborn (has Intel designed anything
besides the original x86 that did well?).
I'd say that Intel's "success" with x86 is similar in nature to
that of VHS over Beta.... -- Ian