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To: Ali Chen who wrote (76191)	4/2/2002 2:35:00 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

From The Inquirer: theinquirer.net Microsoft may have Licence to Kill CPUs ...... But what about the processor? Surely it would be far more difficult to produce an entirely new CPU for the Xbox 2? The answer here is that much of Microsoft's plans revolve around the Microsoft Intermediate Language* (MSIL). And Microsoft wants to make Xbox 2 as much of an MSIL machine as possible. It wants a processor that will run MSIL as fast as possible. The processor will also have to retain compatibility with Xbox 1, so the chip will also have to be capable of running x86 instructions at a respectable speed........ I think that if MSFT's .NET plans succeed, the deciding factor in how well a processor runs under window will be how well it runs the IL, for which at this time something like a virtual machine is necessary. I wonder if the next thing for CPUs will be to add ability to run IL natively. There was a lot of talk about machines that would run Java code natively, which has not really achieved any commercial success. Can MSFT succeed where Sun (and others) have not succeeded? Joe

To: Ali Chen who wrote (76191)	4/2/2002 3:36:20 PM
From: dhellman	Respond to of 275872

it is possible to silently moderate: Mani - The Stealth Moderator OTOH - I spose one could have ones way with the thread for two weeks before the hammer comes down. <ggg>

To: Ali Chen who wrote (76191)	4/2/2002 4:19:35 PM
From: Yousef	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Ali, Re: "This does not imply that he cannot continue his duties as the moderator, does it?" It sure would be nice ... BTW, here is an article on the "process thingy" --> e-insite.net Is IBM's Process Technology Smooth As SiLK? "IBM is struggling with yield and material issues with its 0.13-micron process technology, creating time-to-market problems for its customers and straining longstanding relationships, say customers and industry sources." "Other industry sources—including customers and competitors—say IBM has experienced yield problems and reliability issues. And yet another competitor says IBM has been struggling with the use of SiLK as low-k dielectric material. IBM would not be the first company to have trouble with SiLK. United Micro Electronics Inc. (UMC) of Taipei, Taiwan, which has been working with IBM on process technology development, unsuccessfully tried to implement Dow Chemical's SiLK, a UMC spokesman said. UMC now plans to use a different low-k dielectric material." "The whole industry has struggled to implement low-k at 0.13 micron," an insider at yet another ASIC company told Electronic News." Hmmm ... The whole industry has struggled to implement low-k at 0.13um, I wonder who on this thread brought up this issue ??!! <ggg> Maybe this IS the reason AMD is late at .13um ... Hmmm Make It So, Yousef