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Originally Posted by R210580
@David M: I read on cnet, March 2010 news, that Intel is on a project to make an 8 core processor. And with that AMD is on a 12 core processor. Why do that if they can't make use of the processors, available right now, to the fullest. I'm not doubting you, just out of curiosity.
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I was reading the same thing in a computer magazine. I had visualized more CPU's on one board for the future and not more cores per CPU. There are also going to be reconfigurable CPU's, where the logic gates can be changed to adapt to the task, with software.
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Originally Posted by R210580
Why do that if they can't make use of the processors, available right now, to the fullest. .
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I think because hardware development has to run ahead of software development. You can't write software with which there is nothing to apply it to and test it on. It would be a waste to write software for something that may never exist. You can build hardware till the cows come home and still not have any software to apply to it. I think hardware developers can be pretty certain that if the hardware exists that eventually someone will write software for the hardware.