Even though the name implies that the platform is a Java solution, this is more of a marketing feature than a description. MAJC will be capable of handling any Solaris application available. The impressive feature is multiple CPU cores per die, with a maximum of 1,024 cores per chip. My current sources are also indicating that this chip will include system level threading in hardware.
Current solutions rely on a software layer to create a multithreading environment.
By moving this resource intensive operation to hardware, the software operating system is burdened with less code, which results in an exponential gain in performance. If Sun can successfully accomplish this task, the MAJC architecture could substantially influence future computer technologies. Intel and AMD have never been the only kids on the block. This page has been viewed 4779 times since October 25, 2000. Corp. All Rights Reserved.