'Pentium' Name to be axed?

[Ham]

Apparently so, have a look:

http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/01/15/intel_drops_pentium_brand/

 

[FarFarAway]

Yep and so they should be

Gonna be INtel Core Duo or some shit like that

 

[Danni]

About time too. I got a pentium (upgraded from a 286 to a pentium) about 9 years ago and they were awesome then- of course, all computers at the time had "IBM compatible" written on them. They need a change in branding, especially since AMD are so great now!

 

[FragTek]

Wirelessly posted (Nextel BB7520: BlackBerry7520/4.0.2 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)

I definately wouldn't object... Pentium is far too old and burnt out.

 

[Trippledence]

El duo forte? The mexican CPU!

 

[Eguy]

El duo forte? The mexican CPU!

How about El Crapae

 

[FragTek]

Its tough to think of a good name for a CPU... I've just sat and thought about what would be cool and I've thought of tons of shit but none of it sounds "just right".

Both "Pentium" and "Athlon" both seem like kickass names for processors.

 

[bloodthirst]

the sempron comes from latin origin

 

[PV5150]

'bloodthirst the knowledgeable' :worship: Apparently the Sempron name is intended to evoke phrases like "semper fidelis" and other such tokens of solidity and steadfastness. Roughly translated from a mix of Latin and leet-speak, though, Sempron means "always pornographic,"... interesting

Source: techreport.com

 

[FarFarAway]

Often processor names are two syllables.

I think it may be due to the fact that human brain processes them easier as a unit of sound.

Athlon: Sempron, Pentium

All of those are two syllables with a simple onset and a slightly more complicated middle cluster. Even the "tium" is one syllable with a vowel glide reminiscent to modern English's shift in vowel movement. This makes it easier to remember as a unit of meaning.

AMD's cores like "Winchester" and "Newcastle" got shortened to "Winny" and "Newcy" and who doesn't pronounce "Opteron" and "Optron"?

Anyway end of Linguistics class....it is interesting from a Linguists point of view to see whats coming next tho

 

[PV5150]

Very interesting stuff kemp, you should have been a Teacher

 

[WC Annihilus]

who doesn't pronounce "Opteron" and "Optron"?

I don't! :rollingla

 

[FarFarAway]

Very interesting stuff kemp, you should have been a Teacher

Thanks mate - still thinking about it to be honest

Want to have some time "out there" first

 

[FarFarAway]

I don't! :rollingla

I think you'll find that if I came over and recorded you in "normal" conversation that you do. It would be unusual for a native speaker of English not to tbh.

Written language is not "natural" language and so native speakers don't realise how they actually speak half of the time (3 years at Uni taught me this )

 

[WC Annihilus]

Actually I know I don't 'cause I actually say "Opty" when I refer to it :rollingla

 

[FarFarAway]

Thus proving my point....

 

[WC Annihilus]

So true :rollingla I'm jus randomly saying that I don't specifically say what you said bwhahaha!

 

[bloodthirst]

Very interesting stuff kemp, you should have been a Teacher

leading by example mate

 

[PV5150]

Roger that, it is a very rewarding profession

 

[bloodthirst]

Roger that, it is a very rewarding profession

yup im thinking about it kind of for when i leave school in 2 years