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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. BAH! 286 is all you need. by georgep77 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Enough with this crap. NOBODY needs more than 16 bits! :-) All the same though how long has uSparc supported 64 bit. Is this really big news?

    Cheers,
    _GP_
    p.s. I never had a 286 went from 8Mhz XT strait to a 386/33.