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Intel's Itanium Will Get x86 Emulation

Posted by timothy on from the for-all-the-backwards-x86-users dept.

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?"

13 of 787 comments (clear)

  1. Why don't you fuck off? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
  2. No by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    No

  3. Right, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Microsoft - close source; Apple - close hardware.
    I think I'll stick with Linux...

  4. Story is -1 flamebait by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Seriously, surely there must be something real you can post on slashdot rather than just making up conjecture and calling it fact? Maybe you could get Jon Katz to call Junis and ask how his C=64 is working out?

  5. But what about by WeenisOnyatonsils · · Score: -1, Troll

    The DCMA? Won't these companies be able to band together to form some sort of supra-DCMA to inflict the agony of censorship upon us all? Eve ate the apple, and it led her astray. Do business with the Apple, and AMD will find itself cast out of the Eden of slashdot adoration, and will instead burn for eternity in the inferno of geek hatred. Don't let this come to pass! Email your senator, mullah, and Steve Jobs with these crucial recommendations. Act now and we'll give free postage and handling!

  6. apple hardware is dead by u19925 · · Score: -1, Troll
    apple is totally out of enterprise and it cannot enter soon. it is mostly preferred by individuals and professionals but they too are getting tired of slow hardware. apple has been telling us that MHz doesn't matter. but day by day, intel is becoming more and more efficient (per MHz) and ultimately, MHz will matter. this means that apple must do something drastic and something soon. but what are the alternatives?

    AMD will not be of much help. it needs lots of MS help in order to fight against Intel. any mistake, and MS will simply delay optimizing their OS and other software for AMD. AMD also needs to court Dell etc, which it can't do by having good relation with Apple. IBM power-pc will have same fate as motorola power-pc. IBM and Motorola, both have lots of things in life than just power-pc, so they won't give too much attention to it.

    The truth is, apple as a proprietary processor company is dead. they must adopt mainstream x86, x86-64, itanium architecture if they want to succeed in PC market. they must focus more on software and less on hardware. that doesn't mean, they are limited to making el-cheapo x86 boxes only. they can make proprietary boxes which are MacOS optimized. they are also good at making good gadgets and they should utilize these expertize too. if MS can port windows to handhelds, why can't Apple do it?

    1. Re:apple hardware is dead by u19925 · · Score: -1, Troll
      --> The PowerPC isn't a proprietary processor...
      It is as proprietary as Sparc.

      -->Apple will not destroy its PPC customer-...
      Didn't they destroy Motorola 68k base?

      ...and provide Mac OS X for a tightly proscribed x86 configuration...
      Why would apple make Mac OS for x86 now, if it is not for a fact that x86 hardware would be cheaper? Since MacOS would only work with Apple prescribed config, "installed base" could not be a valid cause.

      ...Microsoft as the dominant player in the x86 market, but he also knows that this is probably the perfect time to give them some competition...
      This is what i meant by apple concentrating on software

      -->Apple will continue to produce Mac OS X... They would make it till it is profitable. Would that be their primary bread and butter in future? I guess no.

  7. Re:i object ! by Capt.+DrunkenBum · · Score: -1, Troll

    Most women lie.

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    Not everyone deserves a 320i

  8. Re:An obvious explaination.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's all in the QuickTime documentation. (free developer account required)

  9. IBM PPC 970? huh? by linuxislandsucks · · Score: 0, Troll

    Has anyone ever read the 970 spec? It snot a CPU for desktop computers people!

    The 64 bit cpu from IBM that Apple is looking at is not repeat not 970!

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  10. It's A Dupe! by Cylix · · Score: -1, Troll

    Just kidding!

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    "You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours." -- Yogi Berra
  11. Re:Fun by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is a fun site

  12. NO FUN FOR YOU!! by ModeratorNazi · · Score: -1, Troll

    Come back one year!