alt Hacker NewsIt would seem what apps needed the most back then was more RAM and compute and it's still true today, we've just offload ed most of the compute and RAM requirements to GPUs now NVLink/NVswitch/Infiband is what Starlink was back then for $5000 DGX sparks and similar systems only
The vast majority of app's RAM usage requirements kinda stalled in last few years. It's just AI that needs it in gobbles