Windows 8 To Be 128-bit? (Mannerisms)

Windows 8 To Be 128-bit?

A Microsoft developer has stated on his Linked-In entry that he has been working on Windows 8 and it has a 128-bit kernel.

Robert Morgan, who has worked at Microsoft Research for seven years, posted on his LinkedIn profile that he has been "working in high security department for research and development involving strategic planning for medium and long term projects".

The high security projects he lists in his profile include 128-bit architectures for future versions of Windows, involving Intel, AMD, HP and IBM.

128-bit technology is used in very high end graphics applications. Some functions of Sony's Cell microprocessor use 128-bit (also called 'quadword') technology.

128-bit is said to improve the parallel processing required to render computer game graphics in real time.

Windows 8 is not expected to be out until 2012.

Posted by David Manners on November 19, 2009 2:41 PM | Permalink|

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Comments (8)

awesome! 128bit?

Posted by 8 | November 20, 2009 2:05 PM

Posted on November 20, 2009 14:05

David Manners

So they say, 8

Posted by David Manners | November 20, 2009 2:08 PM

Posted on November 20, 2009 14:08

jonny wishbone:

windows is just a two-bit operating system is it not?

Posted by jonny wishbone | November 20, 2009 2:10 PM

Posted on November 20, 2009 14:10

David Manners

Ha Ha, jonny wishbone, how very true

Posted by David Manners | November 20, 2009 3:02 PM

Posted on November 20, 2009 15:02

Salem80:

that's the new instruction on Future AMD and Intel Microprocessors
AMD name it SSE5 .
M$ was should add Update to current widows version to make it support 128 bit instructions
Not make a new operating system .

Posted by Salem80 | November 25, 2009 9:28 PM

Posted on November 25, 2009 21:28

rob gillatt:

Well Salem, why publish a book of 10 short stories when you could pad them out and make 10 novels = income x 10.

Posted by rob gillatt | November 26, 2009 1:02 PM

Posted on November 26, 2009 13:02

daniel boch:

Guter Webseite - Hab "a little Question". Mein kleines Ego ist auch aktuell dabei meinen Weblog zu schreiben und ich finde dein Theme super. Wo kann man das Theme downloaden?

Posted by daniel boch | December 10, 2009 1:18 AM

Posted on December 10, 2009 01:18

David Manners

Thanks Daniel, I don't understand what you mean by the 'theme'.

Posted by David Manners | December 10, 2009 11:55 AM

Posted on December 10, 2009 11:55

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