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Wait, thats not a lisp is it?]]>Apr 10th 2008 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/
its called a ruffle rocket]]>Apr 10th 2008 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 11th 2008 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/
@Lupo
your feeble pringles are no match for my lay launcher]]>Apr 11th 2008 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/
Totally digging the new site design. Keep up the great work.

Your friend,
Billy]]>Apr 10th 2008 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/
Its addicted because they lace their articles with crack.]]>Apr 10th 2008 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/
My $0.02]]>Apr 10th 2008 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/
May I make a slight suggestion, change the background from #FFFFFF (white) to a slight off-white colour? All the light colours are never really balanced by any darker colours in the site and after a while, it strains the eyes.]]>Apr 10th 2008 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/
The Power5 was the basis of the Xbox 360 /PS3 Chips.


Power6 is new and has not made into a consumer chip yet.


Still I doubt you could use a Power5 or Power6 in a laptop, so even if they are faster Apple is still justified for moving to intel. ]]>Apr 11th 2008 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/
So how much would it cost me as a consumer to pick up a G6 liquid cooled rig?
'cause I am by no means tied to x86, and there's always qemu..]]>Apr 10th 2008 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 11th 2008 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 8:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 11th 2008 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 11th 2008 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 11:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 11:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 10th 2008 11:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/
At the time, Power chip manufacturing capacity INCREASED after they quit make chips for apple. IBM Makes and sell all they can. Also, the following quarter after Apple's announcement, it had NO MEASURABLE effect on earnings.

Are you *really* sure Apple dumped IBM? Apple is a consumer product, and it deserves a consumer chip. Power is NOT for consumers.

Also, the PS3 uses Cell processors, which actually have very little in common with Power chips.

It's all well and good to beat up on IBM, but at least give credit where due. If it was a Toshiba, Hitachi or some other foreign company would you still be hating? These things are designed mostly in Austin, Texas.]]>Apr 11th 2008 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Sun is a bit skeptical [of] IBM's focus on speed]]>Apr 11th 2008 1:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/
apple spun the 'dumping' of ibm to sound like they were in control, when ibm was more than happy to let the agreement expire. ibm no longer had to try and keep the price per unit low for the consumer market with cut down power 5's (definitely not the -same- as g5!). they could focus on processors that would make them serious cash --big iron pricing trumps consumer nickel+dime any day.]]>Apr 11th 2008 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/
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And Apples discontinued use of the architecture was probably offset by the use in XBox, PS3, and Nintendo.]]>Apr 12th 2008 3:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 11th 2008 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/
You are correct though that clock speed is NOT the best way to measure performance. Throughput on real world applications is.

And in the "REAL real world" none of this matters to you, because only reasonably large companies with professional IT staffs can generate the kind of workload this system can handle.

Air is a horrible way to transfer heat. Water is much better. New designs will find better ways to pump heat out of the datacenter.

If you want to cool a data center, then start with virtualization. On Intel, you can usually consolidate about 6 servers to one server, often more than that.

With IBM's System z, they consolidated over 4,000 servers to just 39. That is how you cool your data center.]]>Apr 12th 2008 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/Apr 11th 2008 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/10/ibm-rolls-out-systems-based-on-fastest-chip-on-earth/May 10th 2008 3:46AM