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October 26, 2005
Very Important Technology News
From Information Week:
[Intel] is scrapping the Reidland platform and Whitefield processor, replacing it with a higher-performing Caneland platform with a Tigerton processor.
Intel is scrapping the Reidland platform AND the Whitefield processor?!? My first shock of the day came when I read that the Astros lost in extra-innings to the White Sox (putting the Astros down 3-0 in the series) –- but then I saw this! Wow. I mean, not only are they getting rid of the Whitefield processor but they’re replacing it with a Tigerton. I have to wonder if that’s wise.
Further down in the story:
The changes will not affect the current Xeon dual-processor product line, or the Xeon MP product line for 2006.
Phew. At least we have some time to prepare. And then there’s this:
... the Montecito will come with either a 400- or 533-megahertz front-side bus, but not with a 667-megahertz option as had been previously indicated.
Just as I suspected. I never believed the talk about a 667-megahertz option. That, to me, seemed like idle speculation.
Montecito will not incorporate the previously disclosed Foxton technology, which would allow the chip to automatically control clock speed and associated heat dissipation.
Interesting. Especially the part about associated heat dissipation. Of course, I could go into this in more depth but this post has already become kind of long and I have other business to attend to and so forth.
Posted by teb at October 26, 2005 09:46 AM