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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (140214)	7/26/2001 3:58:01 PM
From: dale_laroy	Respond to of 186894

>AMD cancelled Mustang in favor of Palomino. Based on this, I expect AMD to also cancel Sledgehammer in favor of Clawhammer.< Interesting parallel, Mustang originally referred to the desktop/server core, while Corvette referred to the mobile core. It was only later that Mustang became the designation for the server core, while Palomino became the designation for the desktop core. Similarly, Sledgehammer originally referred to the desktop/server core, and it was only later that Clawhammer was introduced for the desktop core, and Sledgehammer referred only to the server core.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (140214)	7/26/2001 4:59:17 PM
From: pgerassi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Dear Tench: Sledgehammer (dual core) CPUs and HT would make a very potent N way SMP platform. A single HT link from each CPU could easily handle multiple I/O busses (PCI, PCI-X, 1000BT, etc.). Nvidea already is making a SB and a NB with an HT link (not in full production yet). 2 HT links per CPU makes 1 to 2 chip nodes easy. 3 HT links make rings easy. 4 HT links make areas easy. 5 or more HT links make spaces easy. Even a rank of 2 makes rings 4 way, areas 8 way, and N dimension spaces 22^N way. Given a rank R and a dimension N space, there would be 2R^N way servers. Not too many links are needed for 16 way and up servers. 4 HT links were shown in the AMD presentation a year or so ago for a 8*N way server. All you need is a 4 way HT switch to make N way possible with even Clawhammers. But, it would be easier with Sledgehammers. Dual core must scare you greatly. Pete