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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. 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.)

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

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