Dell will shortly announce workstations based on two of Intel's 2GHz Xeon processors four weeks ahead of the CPU's formal launch, system builder sources have told The Register.
The 2GHz Xeon - based on the Pentium 4 - was delayed last month by Intel for what the company described as extra validation. The server and workstation-oriented chip, designed for two-way systems, had been expected to debut on 26 August alongside the 2GHz desktop Pentium 4.
Instead, it will now ship sometime in Q4, Intel said in a terse statement right at the end of the company's Developer Forum last month.
Clearly that means an October release at the earliest, and if Dell is indeed planning an announcement for the very near future, that suggests the 2GHz Xeon - codenamed Foster - will ship during the first or second week of October.
News source: The Register
The 2GHz Xeon - based on the Pentium 4 - was delayed last month by Intel for what the company described as extra validation. The server and workstation-oriented chip, designed for two-way systems, had been expected to debut on 26 August alongside the 2GHz desktop Pentium 4.
Instead, it will now ship sometime in Q4, Intel said in a terse statement right at the end of the company's Developer Forum last month.
Clearly that means an October release at the earliest, and if Dell is indeed planning an announcement for the very near future, that suggests the 2GHz Xeon - codenamed Foster - will ship during the first or second week of October.
News source: The Register
In the UK and several places in the US, copies of Microsoft Flight simulator where taken of the shelves. The theory being that the terrorists could have used the program to train for their mission. Also, the new version of the game has been delayed slightly as the World Trade Centers were being removed. Many other games were pulled such as Spider Man. Also, many movies were pulled.
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Yet, I do not think these will be the real effects on the industry. I believe that consumer confidence is going to drop to the bottom. The market for computer games, new processors, and better operating systems will not exist. This will create a massive slowdown as to the future of computer development. This will mean all our news days in a few months will look like the last week’s stories.
As citizens of the world, we must continue to purchase as we have previously. This is the only way that we will salvage the tech industry and many others. Current war does not have a massive effect on the productivity of companies as it did in the past. I do not expect war to have a positive or negative effect on the economy.
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