Re: where next in computing?
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThanks John, I shall be able to get through the week all the better for knowing that! ?:DRegards Susan On 6 Jan 2020, at 13:56, John Miller via Groups.Io <johnmiller051118@...> wrote: There up to Oganesson, element 118 now Susan
On Saturday, 4 January 2020, 14:56:30 GMT, Purler <susan.platter@...> wrote:
I¡¯m afraid mentioning elements always has me thinking of Tom Lehrer and that song! :D Regards Susan On 4 Jan 2020, at 13:01, John Miller via Groups.Io <johnmiller051118@...> wrote: Dear All, We are beginning to reach the limits of computing technology. Had a look at the top range MacPro, which has 28 cores, problem is they're only 2.5 GHz each, fine for most things, but some software only works on a single thread, meaning one core only. I thought the Quad core 3.6 GHz iMac would be best for my purposes. Problem is all these components so close together generate a lot of waste heat. Military get round it with Gallium Arsenide, but I'm not sure this will be available to the public without considerable investment: Here's another take: So it maybe that the Gallium is available, but it will cost. John |
Purler