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		trebor on Nov 1, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: HP's new ARM-based Servers I wonder if the Redstone part of the name came from a secret Minecraft fan at HP's headquarters. I hope it succeeds, just to give Intel a run for their money. I really think that ARM is the future of computing (including the desktop).

ceejayoz on Nov 1, 2011 [–]

Given the "Project Moonshot" bit, I'd imagine it's from the Redstone rockets that launched the Mercury astronauts into space.

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