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August 2006
August 30, 2006
Who Needs a 64-bit Notebook?
Well, Intel is betting lots of folks do. I mean, sure, I'll want one. But not for any good reason. But Apple, Dell, Toshiba and Alienware are reportedly betting right alongside Intel that the new Core Duo chip for notebooks (formerly codenamed "Merom") will be a draw to customers who wish to leave desktop machines completely behind, but who want don't want to sacrifice performance. If the promises of "20 percent more performance" (whatever that means) on the same battery power as Yonah turn out to be true, I will certainly be intrigued. Now if only if I didn't have that pesky mortgage payment...
Posted by Kevin Carlson at 03:50 PM Permalink
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August 24, 2006
RPC to the Rescue
Some environments really demand a combination of general- and special-purpose processors to get the job done. Working with a heterogeneous architecture that includes both types of cores poses special challenges, many of which can be met through the proper use of Remote Procedure Call. Of course, there are some pitfalls, too. Steve Preissig gives us the low-down.
Posted by Kevin Carlson at 03:33 PM Permalink
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