The CPU Redefined: AMD Torrenze and Intel CSI 200
janp writes "In the near future the Central Processing Unit (CPU) will not be as central anymore. AMD has announced the Torrenza platform that revives the concept of co-processors. Intel is also taking steps in this direction with the announcement of the CSI. With these technologies in the future we can put special chips (GPU's, APU's, etc. etc.) directly on the motherboard in a special socket. Hardware.Info has published a clear introduction to AMD Torrenza and Intel CSI and sneak peaks into the future of processors."
CSI? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:CSI? (Score:5, Funny)
Well, clearly, they won't. They're decentralised.
New on NBC, "CSI: Wherever". We even have a song by The Who for the opening credits - "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere".
Slashdot could benefit from a co-processor... (Score:5, Funny)
Slashdot's computers might benefit from a co-processor, the function of which is to monitor and correct spelling and grammar errors. It would serve like an editor's job, only better, because, you know, it might actually work.
(Bye-bye karma!)
Sneak Peak? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Previous announcements (Score:5, Funny)
Since it became bloatware that is capable of wasting 90% of the processing power of a modern computer.
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As rumored, first addopted by the porn industry (Score:3, Funny)
Just plug in a spellchecker Co-Processor (Score:2, Funny)
AMD competes with... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Amiga anybody? (Score:3, Funny)
It's nice to see you've finally caught up with all the people that have made an Amiga comment.
Amiga love.......memories......... (Score:3, Funny)
An Amiga 1000, Deluxe Paint, Flight Simulator, Amiga Basic and 2Meg of Ram = $3500.
Later got the Sidecar for DOS, and Earl Weaver Baseball. Ahhhhhhhh.
20 years later, and no hardware or software has given me such joy.
NVidia, Matrox, ATI, AMD, Intel, WTF?
The Amiga showed you how 20 years ago, and you are just now getting around to it?
Bring back multi-resolution windows, bitches!
Re:As rumored, first addopted by the porn industry (Score:4, Funny)
AI? For porn? You have seen porn before, right?