Big moth and little moth

The microprocessor industry spent the 80′s and 90′s expanding the size and power of their products. Everyone was braying about higher CPU cycles and all that stuff techies get breathless about.

But now the pendulum has swung the other way. Intel’s latest product is called the ‘Atom‘ and it claims to be its ‘smallest chip’ ever.

This is a trend that I see going on for a few years, where we try to mop up the excesses of the PC era. We will see computer makers try to cut down on size, on power utility, on  pollution, etc. Then we will all get tired of downsizing, and the race will start in earnest again. Plus ca change, plus ca meme.