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Can we un-orphan this by recreating this architecture using open source hardware? (A tall technological order, I know :) ) Would there be patent problems, or p
by etaioinshrdlu 6y ago
Can we un-orphan this by recreating this architecture using open source hardware? (A tall technological order, I know :) )
Would there be patent problems, or potentially copyright problems?
Would there be a single person in the world who actually likes Itanium enough? Is there really no point at all?
- dsr_ 6y agoThe kind of people who want to work on vintage hardware usually want to work on vintage hardware that is either cheap or beloved or both. I think Itanium is neither.
- mixmastamyk 6y agoI think it also used 200 watts at idle. Put a bullet in its head.
- bitwize 6y agoHow about we not and devote resources to crowdsourcing open source Alpha-architecture chips. You know, the 64-bit powerhouse architecture Itanium killed with its weirdness and lameness. I know Jay Maynard (of Tron cosplay fame) runs an Itanic server in his house. Mainly because the ISA is so rare in the wild that it's unlikely to be affected by shotgun malware attacks.