Re: [Beowulf] 64-core processor...

2007-08-22 Thread Vincent Diepeveen
Hi, I was notified a few days already at this chip. The price of $435 is interesting new information to me. It mentions at their own homepage it's 32 bits completely, no mention of 64 bits. the bandwidth looks impressive, 4 memory controllers. More important than all those other chips seems me

Re: [Beowulf] 64-core processor...

2007-08-21 Thread richard . walsh
-- Original message -- From: Mark Hahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I googled on "+raw +multicore +mesh", and found, among other things, > a book chapter that went into some detail on the "Raw" prototype: > > http://www.springerlink.com/index/g3u708645278lv32.pdf > > (ac

Re: [Beowulf] 64-core processor...

2007-08-21 Thread Mark Hahn
I googled on "+raw +multicore +mesh", and found, among other things, a book chapter that went into some detail on the "Raw" prototype: http://www.springerlink.com/index/g3u708645278lv32.pdf (access might be limited to campuses that have agreements w/springer.) I'm guessing that Tilera is a l

Re: [Beowulf] 64-core processor...

2007-08-21 Thread Larry Stewart
Geoff wrote: Ars Technica also has an article on this: http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/cpu/mit-startup-raises-multicore-bar-with-new-64-core-cpu.ars Good for additional information. -geoff From the picture in Ars Technica, there are four memory controllers for 64 processors. Ther

Re: [Beowulf] 64-core processor...

2007-08-21 Thread Peter St. John
s/cirous/curious/ On 8/21/07, Peter St. John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > so I'm crious about the daughtercard, > "...The initial entries in the TILE64 line are now shipping on PCIe > daughterboards for development and production purposes." > Maybe they's be helpful providing small quantities to

Re: [Beowulf] 64-core processor...

2007-08-21 Thread Peter St. John
so I'm crious about the daughtercard, "...The initial entries in the TILE64 line are now shipping on PCIe daughterboards for development and production purposes." Maybe they's be helpful providing small quantities to univiersities for software dev? Peter On 8/21/07, Geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: [Beowulf] 64-core processor...

2007-08-21 Thread Geoff
Ars Technica also has an article on this: http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/cpu/mit-startup-raises-multicore-bar-with-new-64-core-cpu.ars Good for additional information. -geoff Am 21.08.2007, 17:28 Uhr, schrieb Peter St. John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: From Slashdot I picked up on PCMag's