Comments on: Pushing dual-core PCs beyond the desktop

Sparked by the introduction of Intel's Pentium D processor, PC makers discuss transformations in computer design and use.

[AgeOfPenguins_com]

In RAID, the R actually stands for...

'redundant', not 'random'.

The purpose of RAID is to be able to recover from a single hard drives' failure. So it stores data with a bit of redundancy.

[msingersfo]

In RAID, the R actually stands for...

Matthew,
Thanks for the clarification. We here at CNET strive to maintain our journalistic credibility.

Michael Singer
Senior Writer
CNET News.com

[Andrew J Glina]

Plus

I thought that the "I" is more seen to stand for "inderpendant" now that it is used for more purposes these days. (Just like DVD used to mean Digital Video Disc, but now it mean Digital Versitile Disc.) Someone please correct me if I am wrong!

[aabcdefghij987654321]

Wishfull thinking

That a change in the nature of the processor being included in the box should somehow also affect the shape of the box it's placed into is just fantasy.

It will however continue a revolution in the software. As the idea of multiprocessing systems grows, the software running on those systems will have to be able to utilize the multiple processors in order to provide maximum performance. With most current software running only a single thread there's no benefit in these newer processors.

[Andrew J Glina]

Multitasking

Dual core will give smoother multitasking and will prevent system lockup when one program is overloaded. This is why I will buy one.

[George Cole]

running only a single thread

http://www.analogstereo.com/jaguar_x-type_owners_manual.htm

[compu_geek]

Interesting how Intel manages the spin...

Intel Spinmeisters... They made it look like they were first with the dual cores, but who shipped first? And whose chips are consuming/wasting even more energy than ever before? Read between the lines and IMO this is just more hype to make Intel look better than they really are. Not sure that there's really any news here beyond new product introductions.

[CharlesJo.com]

Interesting...

Reminds me of section 2 on OS Wars, Episode X.4:

http://www.charlesjo.com/newsletterissue?newsletterIssueEntityId=285

CharlesJo.com
Let's dream big

[NWLB]

Spin over substance.

Intel's dual cores are still held back by a few problems and bottle-necks. AMD's chips however will jump past intel when they go to four cores.

But more is better and I think having mulitple cores will open the flood-gates of change. Between that and SLI/PCI Express, and the growth of RAID in common desktops, it will require a full system approach to create a PC that leaves the old single core units in the dust. That takes some of the control out of Intel's hands. The PC will require a lot more than just the main CPU to be really good. With AMD also pushing from another direction, Intel won't be able to fend off motherboard companies and others that don't want to use certain chipsets among other things.

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