John, very nice post and I agree with everything you say. I'm still getting used to the concept of these 400 MHz now, and, as you say, many GHz in the future, data I/O lines for main memory. I mean, nobody expected the old mainstore, as we used to call it, to be using close to the fastest, or maybe the fastest, signals in the computer. It'll help keep some friends of mine that do EMI testing for FCC, CE, etc. in business for a long time. Speaking of that, may be another additional cost for Rambus equipped machines...sending out for EMI testing as the frequencies get higher and higher. At least it's a one-time thing per model, and maybe had to be done anyhow.
Regards,
Tony |
