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Is Prescott 64-bit?

Posted by timothy on from the bits-o-plenty dept.

unassimilatible writes "According to The Inquirer, Intel's new Prescott has 64 bit instructions lurking inside. Could really rain on the parade of those who thought the new Athlon 64's would be supreme - especially when you look at Intel's price roadmap. Don't run out and buy an Athlon 64 just yet..."

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  1. Hrmm by acehole · · Score: 4, Funny

    I haven't even run out and bought a 32bit. Contiki and c64 1mhz 8bit power keep me warm at night.

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    1. Re:Hrmm by stilwebm · · Score: 4, Funny

      According to El Reg, Prescott really will keep you warm at night. 100W power dissipation... mmmmms :)

      An Easy Bake Oven uses a 100W incadescent light bulb as the heating element. So with a heatsink and a fan, does that make a case with Prescott Inside an Easy Bake Convection Oven?

  2. Great!! by Daath · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll be able to afford it, and then run a thirty-two bit extension and GUI shell to a sixteen bit patch to an eight bit operating system originally coded for a four bit microprocessor and sold by a two-bit company that can't stand one bit of competition, on a sixty-four bit processor!
    Uhm... Maybe I'll buy it and install linux on it, all the big good games are coming to linux now it seems :) Can't wait! 178$ - wow! :)
    Doubt that I will totally be rid of windows in the next few years though. You know. Work and such ;)

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  3. IInntteerreessttiinng by Eponymous+Cowboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    II aamm rruunniinngg aann eevvaalluuaattiioonn PPrreessccootttt rriigghhtt nnooww,, aanndd II aamm nnoott ppoossiittiivvee,, bbuutt II tthhiinnkk tthhee eexxttrraa bbiittss mmaayy nnoott bbee iinnddiivviidduuaallyy aaddrreessaabbllee,, bbuutt aarree jjuusstt uusseedd ffoorr rreedduunnddaannccyy..

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    1. Re:IInntteerreessttiinng by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ok, ok, people. +5 informative... Thanks, but it was supposed to be a stinkin' joke. I guess nobody remembers what the AAA and AAS opcodes do. (They were introduced around the 8080-era and not much used since. Hint: A is for ASCII.)

  4. Is Prescott 64-bit? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    No. It's just a really bad rounding error in the FPU.

  5. In honor of my first computer... by TimeForGuinness · · Score: 4, Funny
    I think AMD should change its chip's name from Athlon 64 to the Commodore 64 .

    AMD should kick it Old School.

  6. PreSCOtt by KoolDude · · Score: 4, Funny


    In other news, SCO sues Intel for the use of their na... SLLLLLLLAAAAAAPPP!!!

    Ouch, that hurt!

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  7. Re:Let me see if i can understand this by CAIMLAS · · Score: 3, Funny

    "back in the day"? You must be, what, 15, 16?

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