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The Story on the Intel Supercomputer – Part 14
Computer historian Roy Mize asks “what ever happened to Intel’s supercomputers.” Dave says Intel always had a research activity, headed by Justin Rattner (now Intel CTO). That group developed a hyper-cube supercomputer – composed of multiple microprocessors- that was sold to the government. Intel is now out of that business. Dave was still at Intel when they…
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What about the 432? – Part 15
An audience member asks, “No one remembers the Intel 432 (microprocessor). Please provide a brief summary.” Dave says that when he first came to Intel, Justin Rattner made a proposal for the 8800-an object-oriented machine that was to replace the 8080 microprocessor. House traces through various iterations of the 8800, which eventually became the 432. Ted recalls…
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Who Made 286 Clone Chips? – Part 16
During the Q&A, an audience member asks who else (besides Intel) made the 286 microprocessor? Dave answers that IBM made the 286 for its own internal use, while AMD second sourced the part. He didn’t think anyone else had a legitimate license to make “286 clone chips.” Shortly after 9pm, Weissberger closes the panel session…
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Images from IEEE-CNSV October 1st panel, Intel’s Transition to Success…..
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Fiber to the Hunter’s Creek – Fiber to the Home Pioneer
One of the effects of the rapid pace of innovation is that history is also created faster than in centuries past. In trying to keep up with the present, it is easy to forget or downplay the relatively recent past. These thoughts were going through the back of my mind in a recent interview with…
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The Dawn of Ultra HD
The dawn of Ultra HD is upon us and the beginning of the slow sunset of HD was an underlying theme of the 2013 IBC show. Ultra HD, also known as 4k, was everywhere at this world-renowned, video and broadcast industry conference. From production equipment to post production to transport to displays, all the elements…
