Intel's Itanium Will Get x86 Emulation

pissoncutler writes "Intel has announced that they will be releasing a software emulation product to allow 32-bit x86 apps to run on Itanium Processors. According to these stories (story 1, story 2), the emulator is capable of the x86 performance of a 1.5Ghz Xeon (when run on a similar speed Itanium.) Who said that no one cared about x86 anymore?"

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windows 2003 released in 5 minutes!!!

[Anonymous Coward]

Get your free copies from here! Roll up, roll up!

Seriously though, it's leaner than Win2k, and most services are turned off, so it's a worthwhile desktop upgrade: especially since MS won't go after individuals using it as a desktop with the BSA Stasi.

Apple & AMD... rumors... again

[Lord Satri]

This was posted yesterday: again rumors for Apple//AMD.
Linked to The Register article.

Re:i object !

[dalassa]

watch who you're calling shorty, farm boy.

There, there. Most women will say it's not the size, but what you do with it that counts, anyhow.

Actually its not the size or how its used. Its how other things are used.

Re:Stolen, but insightful.

[pmz]

Unfortunately, more often than not, the OS ends up being Windows NT/2000/XP. :(

Yes, it is unfortunate. In my experience, Solaris on Sun hardware has been bulletproof, where the applications are clearly the source of problems (Pro/E crashes plenty well on its own). In Windows, it isn't always so transparent, many thanks to Microsoft's build-it-now-fix-it-later attitude.

Hopefully, if PCs are to rule the CAD market, the vendors will have the sense to begin using Linux-based or BSD-based systems (I've read Pro/E will be available for Red Hat sometime, which is encouraging).