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I thought this too, but someone in the email thread explicitly mentioned the myricom, and the _response_ to that message was that it was purely internal hardwar
by mikecb 11y ago
I thought this too, but someone in the email thread explicitly mentioned the myricom, and the _response_ to that message was that it was purely internal hardware, not useful for others...so it may just be a coincidence.
- geofft 11y agoBut then they go on to say that their "previous binutils used" was https://github.com/myri/lanai-binutils https://github.com/myri/lanai-binutils. It certainly seems believable that this is a third-party processor architecture, but Google has a contract with them to build specific models of that processor that meet their needs (possibly alongside some other proprietary hardware, like a high-speed NIC), and those models aren't sold to the general public. That's pretty common outside x86, right? For instance, is there a way for me to buy a BCM2835 other than by buying a Raspberry Pi?
- ShinyCyril 11y agoChips like the BCM2835 are available for purchase, just you need to have a very large purchase order.
- tyingq 11y agoIf you search a little, you'll find that Google hired Myricom's CEO, Founder/CTO, and several engineers. I suppose it's possible they licensed the IP too.
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