RE: The Cell -- 64bit POWER PC

["Ingvaldson, Scott" <SIngvaldson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So the bottom line is that now we can run OS/400 on our TV's as well as
our Playstations?

Regards,
 
Scott Ingvaldson
iSeries System Administrator
GuideOne Insurance Group


-----Original Message-----
date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:55:31 -0500
from: "Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: The Cell -- 64bit POWER PC (was RE: Maybe This Explains WHY!)

Just ran across this:

"The prototype chip discussed Monday is comprised of one 64-bit Power PC
processor core and eight separate processing cores that the companies
call "synergistic processing elements," or SPEs."

http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/02/07/HNninecorecell_1.html


Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer Mitsubishi Electric Automotive
America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jack Derham
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 8:30 PM
> To: MidRange List
> Subject: Maybe This Explains WHY!
> 
> 
> The article that I have included below may explain why our friends at 
> IBM don't have the budget to push iseries:
> 
>  
> 
> New chip unveiled
> 
> IBM, partners develop a product to greatly boost computing power of 
> video games, televisions.