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The Pentium Chronicles. The People, Passion, and Politics Behind Intel's Landmark Chips.
Robert P. Colwell
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Description for The Pentium Chronicles. The People, Passion, and Politics Behind Intel's Landmark Chips.
Paperback. A landmark chip like the P6 or Pentium 4 doesn't just happen. It takes a confluence of brilliant minds, dedication for beyond the ordinary, and management that nurtures the vision while keeping a firm hand on the project tiller. Series: Practitioners. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TJFD1; UKP; UYF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
The Pentium Chronicles describes the architecture and key decisions that shaped the P6, Intel's most successful chip to date. As author Robert Colwell recognizes, success is about learning from others, and Chronicles is filled with stories of ordinary, exceptional people as well as frank assessments of "oops" moments, leaving you with a better understanding of what it takes to create and grow a winning product.
The Pentium Chronicles describes the architecture and key decisions that shaped the P6, Intel's most successful chip to date. As author Robert Colwell recognizes, success is about learning from others, and Chronicles is filled with stories of ordinary, exceptional people as well as frank assessments of "oops" moments, leaving you with a better understanding of what it takes to create and grow a winning product.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Practitioners
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471736172
SKU
V9780471736172
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99-50
About Robert P. Colwell
Robert P. Colwell, PHD, is an independent consultant. He earned his PhD in computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1985. Named an Intel Fellow (twenty-seven led Intel's Pentium 4 CPU core development. His other contributions at Intel include coleading the team that conceived Intel's P6 microarchitecture, the core of the company's Pentium II, Pentium III, Celeron, Xeon, and Centrino ... Read more
Reviews for The Pentium Chronicles. The People, Passion, and Politics Behind Intel's Landmark Chips.
"...it reads like a novel...The story is chronicled by insider Colwell in a style that commands reader attention...highly recommended." (CHOICE, May 2006) "…an anecdotal account of its development from someone who was in on it from the start…there is something there for everyone about life in a large organization." (Cool Tech Reviews, March 6, 2006) "Such a ... Read more