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To: Don Hurst who wrote (5501)	8/17/1999 2:58:00 PM
From: J R KARY	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 8218

Back to the Future Systems (FS) - a Power4 CPU for a "DataBase" AS/400 Don the FS was to be IBM's database server and 29 years later it may be just that: " Since clock speed is only one determinant of server performance, IBM has also developed a complementary technology called "synchronous wave pipeline interface," which will enable bus speeds for the Power4 in excess of 500 MHz, said Frank Ferraiolo, a senior IBM engineer. Bus speeds determine how fast a processor can exchange data with other parts of a system. "The goal of the Power4 isn't just creating a high-performance processor; it's to create a high-performance server," Ferraiolo said. IBM hopes its Power4 will be used in powerful Web servers and for running electronic-commerce applications, as well as complex technical and engineering applications used by the scientific community, said Joel Tendler, a senior technical analyst with IBM's server group. IBM aims to start selling the new processor in the second half of 2001 in its AS/400 and RS/6000 servers, he said. " wysiwyg://79/http://www.computerworld.com/home/news.nsf/all/9908172hotchip Used to joke: "what IBM throws away at the end of the day the rest of the industry would love to have" . Guess IBM's FS development at Sand Hill Rd. (Menlo Park) needed better garbage can locks to stop the database "Pioneers" of Silicon Valley . The Power4 gives IBM the hardware , but to assure the software is right maybe IBM should return the favor and search ORCL's garbage cans ;>) Regards, Jim K.