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Intel seems to be applying the ^TM to Iris, so I'd think it's intended to be a product name rather than a code name. Intel is so obsessive with trademarks that
by marshray 14y ago
Intel seems to be applying the ^TM to Iris, so I'd think it's intended to be a product name rather than a code name. Intel is so obsessive with trademarks that it seems likely that they acquired the trademark from the ruins of Silicon Graphics' line of graphics workstations.
Intel usually chooses seemingly-random geographic features for their code names. Coordinating the two deals (Apple and the Iris trademark) for the secret pleasure of having a subtle code name seems uncharacteristically subtle.
- arjunnarayan 14y agoThey're not seemingly random geographical features: they're usually geographical features associated with the Intel lab that did most of the lifecycle of development. With tick-tock, they have a new chip each year. I believe every chip development takes 6 years, so they have three labs concurrently working on things at various stages. Yonah (Core Solo and Core Duo) - Intel Israel Tejas (planned Pentium 4 successor; cancelled) - Intel Bangalore Willamette (Pentium 4) - Intel Oregon Nehalem - Nehalem River in Oregon Here's a whole bunch of etymologies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_codenames http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_codenames
- marshray 14y agoOK, so Intel codenames are seemingly random geographic features usually within 1000 miles of the design team. But the point is the codenames show no evidence of coordination with the features of the chip itself.