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Will Intel Ship an x86-64bit Chip This Year?
Solid Paradox writes "According to The Register, American Technology Research predicts an x86-64-bit processor will 'soon' arrive from Intel and in another story, they also predict that Sun and IBM will be the major players in the future 64-bit boom. Meanwhile the Inquirer has a somewhat related article entitled Senior Intel PR man talks 64-bit extension talk, which follows their Pentium V will launch with 64-bit Windows Elements article that says that the chip is to be sampled internally this month."
Quoted from the article:
"The Pentium V is likely to fly along at between 5GHz to 7GHz, have 2MB plus of level two cache, be built on a 90 nanometer process, and have a stackable design." So, you'll have a 64-bit module sitting on top of your 32-bit CPU?
Sounds like Sega's 32X to me... except it'll play Doom 1 faster.
You would notice that 64 bits costs a lot more.
Kids today are tyrants. They contradict their parent, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers. - Socrates 400 BC
After Sampling the new Chip Internally the general view was
"Tastes like Chicken"
Further Internal Samplings are being conducted using Tabasco and BBQ sauces.
An Eye for an Eye will make the whole world blind - Gandhi
"I wonder what apple will do to counter Intel when they put their 64bit chip on the market?"
The same thing they always do with Intel - ignore them and hope that they go away.
That was classic intercourse!
Perhaps I'm up too late, but when I read the above, this image of a windows developer flashed in my mind. He's frustrated with a child-proof cap and resorts to reading the side of this bottle from Intel: "For marketing use only. Do note mix with alcohol or windows. New buffer exploits are inevitable. May cause loss of market share if ingested."
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Itaniums for 6bit processing
I always thought Intel was a few slices short of a loaf, but that's just ridiculous.
Visit CryptoGnome in his home.
I don't think MS could port Windows to all those different architectures (they can't get one right) so perhaps they'll either need more people, make it open source within a select few MS Devs or something or just make it really crappy.
Think about it, optimizing an operating system for 4+ archs is no easy task and I doubt MS could do it in a reasonable amount of time.
Maybe they'll hire the Duke Nukem: Forever developers on that one.
And this month we will (finally) see how well AmigaOS has been able to do the same thing.
/ The Arrow
"How lovely you are. So lovely in my straightjacket..." - Nny
Yes, Intel's new 6bit processor (aka Hexium XR) will be ridiculous, but very successful. The 512k stage pipeline and the 6 bit architecture lets it run at frequencies above 35,000 THz. Faster than light speed - ridiculous speed! This high rpm wonder wins the race in the first gear - who needs a second one! Please pay attention to the specified safety margins and stay out of the way of the leaking X-rays.