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Intel

Next-Gen Thunderbolt: Twice as Fast, But a Different Connector 178

Details have leaked about the next iteration of Intel's Thunderbolt connector. The good news: bandwidth will double, going up to about 40Gbps from its current 20. Power usage will drop by half, and it'll support PCI-e 3.0. The bad news: it uses a redesigned connector, and will rely on adapters for backward compatibility. From the article: "Doubling the available bandwidth will enable next-generation Thunderbolt controllers to drive two 4K displays simultaneously, where current controllers can only drive one. The new controllers will allegedly be compatible with a variety of other protocols as well, including DisplayPort 1.2, USB 3.0, and HDMI 2.0. Intel will offer two different versions of the controller—a version that uses four PCI Express lanes to drive two Thunderbolt ports and an "LP" (presumably "Low Power") version that uses two PCI Express lanes to drive one port."

Comment Re:old tech (Score 1) 165

I have a large mechanical wall clock made by Simplex. Simplex was a division of IBM back when IBM made wall clocks and time clocks for business. Because they are a Business Machine company. I wish it was older and branded IBM, and not branded by the split-off company. As it stands it's kind of like the 1960's version of a Lenovo.

Comment Re:8 out of 10 for cool. 1 out of 10 for interesti (Score 1) 165

What would be interesting would be to bring the spirit of these old systems into the modern age rather than just replicate them wholesale. Boot into a system which allows you immediate programming

Wow. Who would have guessed that the whole point in the Raspberry Pi is things like that?

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