New Server Chip Niagara 307
* * Beatles-Beatles writes "Sun recently announced their latest release in server technology. The UltraSparc T1 processor, code-named Niagara, has eight computing engines on a single chip, with each core capable of handling up to four tasks at once." With this new processor Sun hopes to get a leg up on the competition. The Niagra chip is being billed as an "eco-friendly" chip because of its low power requirements. From the article: " [...] removing the world's Web servers and replacing them with half the number of UltraSparc T1-based systems would have the same effect on carbon dioxide emissions as planting 1 million trees."
Sun has the fix for global warming! (Score:5, Funny)
Easy (Score:5, Funny)
It is a pretty safe bet that 1 million trees are way cheaper than Sun technology.
Right. (Score:3, Funny)
Dumb (Score:4, Funny)
RE: your statement:
Removing the world's Web servers and replacing them with half the number of UltraSparc T1-based systems would have the same effect on carbon dioxide emissions as planting 1 million trees.
Please engage brain before opening mouth.
Thanks.
Threatening activists (Score:0, Funny)
GIVE ME $5,000,000 OR I'LL GET ITANIUM INSTEAD OF NIAGARA!!
And... (Score:5, Funny)
"And it has the added benefit of lining my pocket."
Impractical (Score:3, Funny)
(twiddles thumbs for the remaining 17 seconds. Lahdy dahdy hum dum dum)
Comment removed (Score:1, Funny)
What we need from Sun... (Score:1, Funny)
I can't wait to see the SPAM over this one...
(Insert obJoke about "staying up" and "hardware" etc.)
Re:Easy (Score:5, Funny)
The processor after this (Score:3, Funny)
A new measure of CPU performance...the tree (T) (Score:5, Funny)
Why I remember when I was a lad we had Kilotree performers, and we were glad for it!!!
Re:And... (Score:3, Funny)
Sounds like an anti-slogan (Score:4, Funny)
Misread Code Name (Score:5, Funny)
I knew sun was having troubles but not THAT kind of trouble.
Re:"The Niagra chip" (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Misread Code Name (Score:5, Funny)
New server chip Viagra (Score:2, Funny)
Mandatory sed quote (Score:2, Funny)
In other news (Score:2, Funny)
Am I the only one... (Score:2, Funny)
That would at least be an honest slashvertisments for a change.
Re:raw power (Score:2, Funny)