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I wonder ...
... will the Core 2 Octegenarian be enough power to run Vista if it ever ships? wink

On a more serious note, while an 80 core home computer sounds like the single coolest thing on earth right now, how many operating systems and applications would take advantage of it? Heck, we're still dealing with the lack of use of dual-core systems. I imagine Linux will have no problems on 80 cores, but Windows? I don't think Windows would scale that well. :P
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80?  CobraA1 | 09/26/06
80 Cores is no problem...  BitTwiddler | 09/26/06
I wonder ...  Henaway | 09/26/06
I agree  CobraA1 | 09/26/06
I figured it all out.  nucrash | 09/26/06
You left off a view  mrlinux | 09/26/06
Spyware, viruses, and WGA eat all 80 cores  swoopee | 09/26/06
and that's why  nix_hed | 09/27/06
How to use 80 cores  Suicida| | 09/26/06
Very easy to have 50 cores utilized with Java  mighetto | 09/26/06
To answer your question, BSD UNIX i.e.: Mac OS X  gtdworak | 09/26/06
How to use 80 cores  borandi | 09/26/06
Image processing, etc.  kwahoo | 09/26/06
Message has been deleted.  BeGoneFool | 09/26/06
thet became core envy but not savy ... happy  michael_t | 09/26/06
Hmmm...  zkiwi | 09/26/06
Let's see..  Wolfie2K3 | 09/27/06
No point in having 80 cores if  zzz1234567890 | 09/26/06
computer on a chip  zzz1234567890 | 09/26/06
Gee...  Wolfie2K3 | 09/27/06
MAME performance  #_z | 09/26/06
Intel also whining that if US healthcare system doesn't get fixed, they'll  HypnoToad | 09/26/06
Sorry Intel IBM's cell chip is alread there...!!  rshimizu12@... | 09/26/06
From the company that brought you OS/2 and Pover PC NT  TonyMcS | 09/26/06
Intel went from core-less to core-crazy. Is excess the right answer ?  Dr-T | 09/26/06
Beowulf  mobrien_12@... | 09/26/06
Beofuld is a cluster but the 80 core system is an SMP on a chip.  michael_t | 09/26/06
Ummm YEAH  mobrien_12@... | 09/26/06
If Intel comes out with more than 8 cores  BCF1968 | 09/26/06
be shocked. Intel already sells 8 core chips  Prognosticator | 09/27/06
I am shocked  BCF1968 | 09/28/06

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