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K
Damn! I can't find my iAPX 432 hardcover book signed by Justin Rattner. It must be in a box in some closet somewhere here. :confused:
Jan 2, 2026
S
Actually i disagree -- Prescott was a lot worse because the 31 stage (instead of 20 stage) was more than a bridge too far. Prescott...
Jan 2, 2026
S
I am surprised all this happened but going forward:
Taiwan and TSMC want to punish him for being disloyal. Nothing to do with Intel
I am...
Jan 2, 2026
I mean it was cool running ;-)
I agree 100% it was a VLIW fantasy, but wasn't the code-morphing implementation a lot more advanced /...
Jan 2, 2026
Actually i disagree -- Prescott was a lot worse because the 31 stage (instead of 20 stage) was more than a bridge too far. Prescott...
Jan 2, 2026
M
860 was
Sorry 860 was intel only.... Itanic was with HP.
Jan 2, 2026
M
I am surprised all this happened but going forward:
Taiwan and TSMC want to punish him for being disloyal. Nothing to do with Intel
I am...
Jan 2, 2026
Itanium was a family that lasted for several years. all part of the "Intel needs to change x86 architecture", "Intel needs 64bit."
it...
Jan 2, 2026
The Transmeta design was yet another VLIW fantasy. And designed to emulate other instruction sets no less. I disagree that it was a...
Jan 2, 2026
K
Intel should have paid heed to their first cautionary tale, the iAPX 432 launched in 1981, before embarking on Itanium. Back then, they...
Jan 2, 2026
K
The Transmeta design was yet another VLIW fantasy. And designed to emulate other instruction sets no less. I disagree that it was a...
Jan 2, 2026
S
The Transmeta design was yet another VLIW fantasy. And designed to emulate other instruction sets no less. I disagree that it was a...
Jan 2, 2026
M
Very good list of (bad) CPUs! The Pentium 3 1.13 GHz (180nm) came to mind immediately. I also completely agree with the Cyrix picks...
Jan 2, 2026
M
Itanium was a family that lasted for several years. all part of the "Intel needs to change x86 architecture", "Intel needs 64bit."
it...
Jan 2, 2026
When iRobot—the company that invented the Roomba—filed for bankruptcy, many observers assumed it was another case of Chinese...
Jan 2, 2026
Haha.
I am surprised all this happened but going forward: Taiwan and TSMC want to punish him for being disloyal. Nothing to do with Intel I am...
Xebec replied to the thread The Worst CPUs Ever Made.I mean it was cool running ;-) I agree 100% it was a VLIW fantasy, but wasn't the code-morphing implementation a lot more advanced /...
Daniel Nenni reacted to karin623's post in the thread Not Price Alone: Two Inflection Points Behind China’s Robot Vacuum Rise Over iRobot with
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When iRobot—the company that invented the Roomba—filed for bankruptcy, many observers assumed it was another case of Chinese...