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Sun: 'Microprocessors are dead'

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edited October 2003 in Science & Tech
According to Sun Microsystems's Chief Technology Officer Greg Papadopoulos, "Microprocessors are dead". He predicted that almost an entire computer will exist on a single chip, not a microprocessor but a "microsystem".

[blockquote]Sun's views of the future are significant: For one thing, Sun is influential, having more than once successfully moved the computer industry in new directions--toward, for example, its own Java software technology and toward workstations using RISC processors. For another, the pressure exerted by a reawakened IBM and a powerful Intel means the company is under fierce pressure to produce chip designs relevant enough to keep customers from shifting their loyalties.
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  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited October 2003
    I'm sure that eventually, they will. However, this is probably 10-20 years off still...
  • DisvengeanceDisvengeance
    edited October 2003
    i hope not, half the fun is putting computers together
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    And the more things that are included in a single piece, the less flexibility we have in options. Same reason why I buy all my equipment for my entertainment center in seperate pieces, rather than in an all-in-one.
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    In 10 to 20 Years silicon will be useless...
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited October 2003
    Poor Pammy.
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