DIMM vs. Udimm vs. Rdimm vs. Sodimm vs. Cudimm: What's the Difference?
(corsair.com)
It’s fair to say that there’s plenty of jargon around computer memory.
It’s fair to say that there’s plenty of jargon around computer memory.
Apple drops soldered storage for 2024 Mac Mini
(theregister.com)
Apple's Mac Mini product line has been around for a while, and the latest model was launched this month, replete with M4 or M4 Pro chips. It is significantly smaller than its predecessors with Thunderbolt, HDMI, and Ethernet ports on the back and a pair of USB-C ports and a 3.5 mm headphone jack on the front.
Apple's Mac Mini product line has been around for a while, and the latest model was launched this month, replete with M4 or M4 Pro chips. It is significantly smaller than its predecessors with Thunderbolt, HDMI, and Ethernet ports on the back and a pair of USB-C ports and a 3.5 mm headphone jack on the front.
RISC-V Motherboard for Framework 13 Pricing Starts at $368 in Early Access
(phoronix.com)
Framework Computer has been promoting a RISC-V motherboard option for their Framework Laptop 13 to complement their existing Intel Core and AMD Ryzen motherboard options.
Framework Computer has been promoting a RISC-V motherboard option for their Framework Laptop 13 to complement their existing Intel Core and AMD Ryzen motherboard options.
The Difference Between a Standard DIMM and a Cudimm or Csodimm
(servethehome.com)
We probably need to have one of these. Recently, memory makers started to take a technology that we have seen for years on the server side, and bring it to the desktop and mobile platforms. The CUDIMM or CSODIMM adds a “C” for clocked, and with it comes some new hardware.
We probably need to have one of these. Recently, memory makers started to take a technology that we have seen for years on the server side, and bring it to the desktop and mobile platforms. The CUDIMM or CSODIMM adds a “C” for clocked, and with it comes some new hardware.
A Brief History of Cyrix
(abortretry.fail)
Tom Brightman and Jerry Rogers were working for Texas Instruments in the second half of the 1980s.
Tom Brightman and Jerry Rogers were working for Texas Instruments in the second half of the 1980s.
Apple Introduces M4 Pro and M4 Max
(apple.com)
Apple today announced M4 Pro and M4 Max, two new chips that — along with M4 — bring far more power-efficient performance and advanced capabilities to the Mac.
Apple today announced M4 Pro and M4 Max, two new chips that — along with M4 — bring far more power-efficient performance and advanced capabilities to the Mac.
Wafer Scale – Trilogy Systems: Part 2
(thechipletter.substack.com)
In Part 1 we saw how Trilogy Systems was founded by Gene Amdahl in 1979 and went on to raise over $275m (c$830m in 2024 dollars) in funding to build ‘IBM plug-compatible’ mainframes. In 1983, the company revealed the ‘breakthrough’ technology it would use to overtake IBM: Wafer-Scale Integration. In place of the modules IBM used in its mainframes, each with 100 smaller chips and other components, Trilogy would use complete 2.5-inch silicon wafers.
In Part 1 we saw how Trilogy Systems was founded by Gene Amdahl in 1979 and went on to raise over $275m (c$830m in 2024 dollars) in funding to build ‘IBM plug-compatible’ mainframes. In 1983, the company revealed the ‘breakthrough’ technology it would use to overtake IBM: Wafer-Scale Integration. In place of the modules IBM used in its mainframes, each with 100 smaller chips and other components, Trilogy would use complete 2.5-inch silicon wafers.
Cerebras Trains Llama Models to Leap over GPUs
(nextplatform.com)
It was only a few months ago when waferscale compute pioneer Cerebras Systems was bragging that a handful of its WSE-3 engines lashed together could run circles around Nvidia GPU instances based on Nvidia’s “Hopper” H100 GPUs when running the open source Llama 3.1 foundation model created by Meta Platforms.
It was only a few months ago when waferscale compute pioneer Cerebras Systems was bragging that a handful of its WSE-3 engines lashed together could run circles around Nvidia GPU instances based on Nvidia’s “Hopper” H100 GPUs when running the open source Llama 3.1 foundation model created by Meta Platforms.
How DRAM changed the world
(micron.com)
Robert Dennard, an influential American electrical engineer, invented the one-transistor memory cell for dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) in 1966.
Robert Dennard, an influential American electrical engineer, invented the one-transistor memory cell for dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) in 1966.
Refurb weekend: the Symbolics MacIvory Lisp machine I have hated
(blogspot.com)
Every collector has that machine, the machine they sunk so much time and, often, money into that they would have defenestrated it years ago except for all the aforementioned time and money.
Every collector has that machine, the machine they sunk so much time and, often, money into that they would have defenestrated it years ago except for all the aforementioned time and money.
Could we build a computer designed to last at least fifty years? (2021)
(ploum.net)
Could we build a computer designed to last at least fifty years?
Could we build a computer designed to last at least fifty years?
Zero-Shot Text Classification on a low-end CPU-only machine?
(ycombinator.com)
I want to do zero-shot text classification either with the model [1] (711 MB) or with something similar. Want to achieve high throughput in classification requests per second.
I want to do zero-shot text classification either with the model [1] (711 MB) or with something similar. Want to achieve high throughput in classification requests per second.
AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series Dominates Intel Core Ultra 7 Lunar Lake Performance
(phoronix.com)
Earlier this week I delivered initial Intel Xe2 Lunar Lake graphics benchmarks on Linux while today the focus is on Lunar Lake's CPU performance.
Earlier this week I delivered initial Intel Xe2 Lunar Lake graphics benchmarks on Linux while today the focus is on Lunar Lake's CPU performance.
End the line: The last Sun SPARC workstation [video]
(youtube.com)
The truth is, our desktop computers today would have been classed as supercomputers only a few decades ago. There was a time when people who needed real desktop power looked down their noses at anyone with a Mac or a PC with any operating system on it. The workstation crowd used Sun computers. Sun used the Sparc processor, and the machine had specs that are laughable now but were enviable in their day.
The truth is, our desktop computers today would have been classed as supercomputers only a few decades ago. There was a time when people who needed real desktop power looked down their noses at anyone with a Mac or a PC with any operating system on it. The workstation crowd used Sun computers. Sun used the Sparc processor, and the machine had specs that are laughable now but were enviable in their day.
Raspberry Pi launches camera module for vision-based AI applications
(techcrunch.com)
Raspberry Pi, the company that sells tiny, cheap, single-board computers, is releasing an add-on that is going to open up several use cases — and yes, because it’s 2024, there’s an AI angle. Called the Raspberry Pi AI Camera, this image sensor comes with on-board AI processing and is going to cost $70.
Raspberry Pi, the company that sells tiny, cheap, single-board computers, is releasing an add-on that is going to open up several use cases — and yes, because it’s 2024, there’s an AI angle. Called the Raspberry Pi AI Camera, this image sensor comes with on-board AI processing and is going to cost $70.
How similar were the MC6800 and MOS 6502?
(stackexchange.com)
When reading about the history of the 6502 CPU, it is regularly pointed out that Chuck Peddle had previously worked on the MC6800 CPU at Motorola. As well, it is stated that the goal when creating the chip was to produce a cheaper alternative to the 6800, and that was achieved when you compare that the 6800 cost $300 versus the 6502's $20 introductory price.
When reading about the history of the 6502 CPU, it is regularly pointed out that Chuck Peddle had previously worked on the MC6800 CPU at Motorola. As well, it is stated that the goal when creating the chip was to produce a cheaper alternative to the 6800, and that was achieved when you compare that the 6800 cost $300 versus the 6502's $20 introductory price.
How AlphaChip transformed computer chip design
(deepmind.google)
AlphaChip’s groundbreaking AI approach revolutionizes a key phase of chip design.
AlphaChip’s groundbreaking AI approach revolutionizes a key phase of chip design.
What happened to the Japanese PC platforms?
(mistys-internet.website)
The other day a friend asked me a pretty interesting question: what happened to all those companies who made those Japanese computer platforms that were never released outside Japan?
The other day a friend asked me a pretty interesting question: what happened to all those companies who made those Japanese computer platforms that were never released outside Japan?
Why does the Commodore C128 perform poorly when running CP/M?
(stackexchange.com)
I have seen several claims of poor performance of the C128 when running CP/M, and would like to better understand these claims, especially in comparison to other CP/M machines of the early to mid-1980s.
I have seen several claims of poor performance of the C128 when running CP/M, and would like to better understand these claims, especially in comparison to other CP/M machines of the early to mid-1980s.
The PERQ Computer
(dreamwidth.org)
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