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To: antiRepublicrat
the Cell is taking off like mad...

What, besides the PlayStation 3, is the Cell being used in? Nothing. It's a great CPU, but it's not taking off yet. It's not even in production yet. Wait a while and see who adopts the Cell.
8 posted on 06/06/2005 6:56:15 PM PDT by Terpfen (New Democrat Party motto: les enfant terribles)
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To: Terpfen

Not to mention it's not even an exclusive IBM product. Sony and Toshiba also own 33% of the design, and will have their own fabrication facilities.


9 posted on 06/06/2005 7:01:29 PM PDT by Golden Eagle
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To: Terpfen
It's a great CPU, but it's not taking off yet. It's not even in production yet.

Kind of hard to be a great CPU and not be in production yet, don't you think? ;)

10 posted on 06/06/2005 7:22:23 PM PDT by general_re ("Frantic orthodoxy is never rooted in faith, but in doubt." - Reinhold Niebuhr)
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To: Terpfen
What, besides the PlayStation 3, is the Cell being used in?

That right now is huge, just that means millions will be shipped. There is so much interest, and it has a lot of industry support (remember Toshiba's video demo?), that it can't fail. BTW, the processor in the upcoming XBox is IBM, and a close cousin to the Cell. The next Nintendo will also use a related IBM chip.

20 posted on 06/07/2005 11:29:36 AM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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