[Nottingham] Cooperating Operating Systems

[Martin]

On 27/04/10 13:25, Martin wrote:
> On 27/04/10 12:58, Jason Cozens wrote:
> [...]
> 
>> modification to the broadcast network structure it should be scalable
>> to 1,000,000+ processors.
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> 
> And rather interesting. Especially so with mainstream "hexa-core" CPUs
> available now, and with the 100-core or so server CPUs available soon or
> even already in use.

And here's a soon off-the-shelf example already:

Tilera Says Low-power Server with 512 Cores Coming
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/198616/tilera_says_lowpower_server_with_512_cores_coming.html

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Tilera on Friday said a "major" server maker will announce a low-power
server with 512 cores, using eight of its 64-core processors, later this
month.

The server will draw about 400 watts of power and deliver the same
performance as eight dual-socket x86 servers, which could consume up to
2,500 watts...

... Tile-GX chips, which included 64-core and 100-core chips. The
company is trying to make its way into the server market, which is
dominated by chips based on the x86 architecture from Intel and Advanced
Micro Devices. Tilera's chips are based on a new architecture design
with RISC (reduced instruction set computer) cores on a single chip. ...
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That would be fun to play with :-)

Cheers,
Martin

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