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Originally posted by: thorin
Originally posted by: Lynx516
Fraid Intanium is not an x86 architecture so it cannor be 886 or octium
1) It is a 8th generation Processor therefore Oct definately applies.
2) Nobody has suggested that ium represents x86.
Thorin
Originally posted by: thorin
Originally posted by: Lynx516
Fraid Intanium is not an x86 architecture so it cannor be 886 or octium
1) It is a 8th generation Processor therefore Oct definately applies.
2) Nobody has suggested that ium represents x86.
Thorin
Originally posted by: DannyBoy
Originally posted by: jbond04
I think the "Pent" part of "Pentium" denotes that it was the 5th generation x86 processor (286, 386, 486, 586). This is only a guess, but it seems logical enough to me.
Thats an interesting response to the question.
I must say im interested.
Could well be? Anyone fancy e-mailing Intel
There it is. (You can drop the conspiracy theories now.)Originally posted by: ElFenix
yup, it was trademarks. see, back in the days of the 486, there were quite a few companies making 486s. intel, amd, cyrix, ibm, etc. (the origins of them making x86 processors stemmed from intel not having enough fab capacity). intel couldn't really say that their 486 was superior to anyone elses (it really wasn't, as they were all exactly the same except for cyrix's SLC). so intel prematurely killed the 486 and came out with the 586, which they trademarked as the "pentium." now they had a brand, and its one of the more successful and recognized brands in north america. in addition, they won sole rights to manufacture the new processor in various court procedures (though other companies were allowed to make x86 processors in other court procedures). so now they had a brand and a processor which did perform a bit better than the previous one on a mhz to mhz basis. anyway, they've just continued to use the strength of the brand for its later processors. intel doesn't really keep it a secret as to when it makes a wholly new architecture, so thats how we know that the pentium iv is, essentially, the 786, and even that we're on the second version of that processor, which went under the code-name "northwood"
Originally posted by: ElFenix
i'd have rather it been sexium. like sextuplets?
anyway, yup, it was trademarks. see, back in the days of the 486, there were quite a few companies making 486s. intel, amd, cyrix, ibm, etc. (the origins of them making x86 processors stemmed from intel not having enough fab capacity). intel couldn't really say that their 486 was superior to anyone elses (it really wasn't, as they were all exactly the same except for cyrix's SLC). so intel prematurely killed the 486 and came out with the 586, which they trademarked as the "pentium." now they had a brand, and its one of the more successful and recognized brands in north america. in addition, they won sole rights to manufacture the new processor in various court procedures (though other companies were allowed to make x86 processors in other court procedures). so now they had a brand and a processor which did perform a bit better than the previous one on a mhz to mhz basis. anyway, they've just continued to use the strength of the brand for its later processors. intel doesn't really keep it a secret as to when it makes a wholly new architecture, so thats how we know that the pentium iv is, essentially, the 786, and even that we're on the second version of that processor, which went under the code-name "northwood"
interesting to note is that the engineering group that made the pentium pro (the 686) also made the pentium iv (the 786), while the group that made the pentium (the 586) went on to design the first IA-64 processor, the itanium (which was originally the 786 until intel realized it would be horribly late and also unmarketable to the vast majority of computer consumers)
? 6th Generation CPU Comparisons.Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: thorin
Originally posted by: Lynx516
Fraid Intanium is not an x86 architecture so it cannor be 886 or octium
1) It is a 8th generation Processor therefore Oct definately applies.
2) Nobody has suggested that ium represents x86.
Thorin
like i said, the original goal of the merced project was to make the processor to replace the P6 core. calling it "8th generation" would be completely arbitrary, as intel had a few processors before the 8086, most notably the 4004.
Originally posted by: jbond04
I think the "Pent" part of "Pentium" denotes that it was the 5th generation x86 processor (286, 386, 486, 586). This is only a guess, but it seems logical enough to me.
Originally posted by: bluemax
WHY? Because AMD won the rights to use the numbers... 386, 486, 586... because you can't copyright a number.
You CAN copyright a name!
Originally posted by: DannyBoy
Originally posted by: Vadatajs
Originally posted by: jbond04
I think the "Pent" part of "Pentium" denotes that it was the 5th generation x86 processor (286, 386, 486, 586). This is only a guess, but it seems logical enough to me.
That's exactly what it means. The name just stuck. Pentium Pro would have been sextium, as would pentium 2 & 3. Pentium 4 would be septium.
Really?
Out of interest how did you find that out?
I cant imagine what it would be like having a Septium 2.0Bghz Northwood lol
Originally posted by: squidman
Goodness, you guys fascinate me! 40 posts on basically repeating what the other member said! Quite hilarious
Hello Doug,
Thank you for contacting Intel(R) Technical Support.
The name Pentium was devised by an engineer and was not from any specific place nor does it have any specific meaning.
Please let me know if I can be of further assistance
Sincerely,
Naomi R.
Intel Technical Support
http://support.intel.com
Originally posted by: ndee
It means: Athlonisfaster.
And if you gonna start a flame-war now, you're utterly stupid.
Originally posted by: thorin
? 6th Generation CPU Comparisons.Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: thorin
Originally posted by: Lynx516
Fraid Intanium is not an x86 architecture so it cannor be 886 or octium
1) It is a 8th generation Processor therefore Oct definately applies.
2) Nobody has suggested that ium represents x86.
Thorin
like i said, the original goal of the merced project was to make the processor to replace the P6 core. calling it "8th generation" would be completely arbitrary, as intel had a few processors before the 8086, most notably the 4004.
? 7th Generation CPU Comparisons.
? CPUs 1st through 7th Generation
? Red Hill CPU Guide ( 5th Generation, 6th Generation, 7th Generation )
Thorin
Originally posted by: Vadatajs
The name just stuck.
Your analogy would be correct if both people worked 40 hours. But the blue guy is working more hours. And at the end of the week, he is getting more accomplished.Originally posted by: eklass
am i wrong in that (overly-simplistic) analogoy?