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AMD's 64-bit Plot

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the how-many-acres-to-the-bit dept.

ceebABC writes "In a long interview with eWEEK, AMD's CEO Hector de Ruiz talks about struggling to compete with Intel, but more importantly about their upcoming 64-bit processors. He says that AMD's 64-bit chips will be comparatively priced to the 32-bit ones, and backwards compatible. He also thinks there will be a market for desktop 64-bit systems. Skip to the last page for the most interesting stuff."

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  1. AMD is puny by Ed+Avis · · Score: 5, Funny
    From the interview:
    We really can't control whether we'll go to war with Iraq, and all that sort of thing.
    And that, my friends, is the difference between AMD and Intel.
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    -- Ed Avis ed@membled.com
  2. Re:Just to remind people why more bits is good.. by Rob.Mathers · · Score: 5, Funny

    "2^64 is certainly enough for at least a hundred years"

    Famous last words?

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    My other sig is funny!