Need some help - what was 855 Centrino platform codenamed?

[fbrdphreak]

Hey all,
WTF was the 855 platform called??? I know the chipset was Odem, Banias was the 130nm CPU, but what was the overall platform called? Today we have Sonoma, and before was...........??????? ARGH, IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jassi]

Alvisio pops in to mind for some reason.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Alviso I believe is the chipset codename for the 915

 

[Tostada]

I guess that depends what you mean by platform.

The 855 platform is technically called the i855 family, and the 915 platform is technically called the i915 Express family. They don't have any other legitimate names.

Centrino originally only meant the combination of a Mobile 855 chipset, Banias CPU and Intel 2100 Wi-Fi (later including Dothan and 2200 Wi-Fi). I think the only answer to your question is Centrino if that's what you mean by platform. That's all it was called.

Sonoma only means the new Centrino, which is a Mobile 915 chipset, Dothan CPU and Intel 2915 Wi-Fi.

So "Sonoma" isn't really the name for the 915 platform. The Mobile 915 chipset is part of Sonoma, which is the new Centrino, but the actual name of the 915 chipset is just the i915 Express chipset. There really isn't a name for the pre-Sonoma Centrino. It's just Centrino.

All the Intel products have their little codenames that people like to throw around like Banias, Dothan, Odem (855 chipset), Alviso (915 chipset), etc, but there really aren't any codenames for the old Centrino, because it's not even a product. It's just their marketing term.

I've seen 855-based Centrino referred to as "Banias Platform" and 915-based Centrino referred to as "Sonoma Platform," but that's not anything official.

 

[fbrdphreak]

As I said, what was the old platform "codenamed." Intel has pre-launch codenames for their products, i.e. Banias, Dothan, etc. Today's Centrino platform is codenamed Sonoma (533MHz FSB PCI-E, etc). The i855 platform had a codename too, I've heard it before, just don't remember what its called!

 

[Tostada]

1st gen Centrino = Banias platform
2nd gen Centrino = Sonoma platform
3rd gen Centrino = Napa platform

It's the same name as the CPU. Here's the original press release, before it was named Centrino:
http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20020910comp.htm

 

[fbrdphreak]

Hmm.......loooks like you might be right. So did they call the 855+Dothan just Dothan? Can't seem to find any reference to that

 

[lazybum131]

Wasn't it codenamed Carmel?

Read that on either Notebookforums.com or Notebookreview.

EDIT: Seems to be it, googled "carmel centrino" and bunch of links came up about it.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Ahahaaa!!!!!!!! THATS ITT!!!!!! thanks man

 

[lazybum131]

no problem :thumbsup:

 

[Tostada]

Gen 1.1 = Carmel?

 

[fbrdphreak]

Banias/Dothan+Odem = Carmel
Dothan+Alviso = Sonoma
Yonah+Calistoga = Napa