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Understanding 64-bit PowerPC architecture

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the expand-your-brain-pan-man dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Each of the leading microprocessor manufacturers has announced the availability of one or more 64-bit desktop processors, but differences exist in architectural design, fabrication, support, and intended use of each processor. This article looks at the critical issues in a few of IBM's 64-bit POWER designs, covering 32-bit compatibility, power management, processor bus design, and the manufacturing process."

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  1. DUPE!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's a dupe.

  2. What's going on? by Moby+Cock · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Isn't this the same story as five stories ago? Am I missing something?

    1. Re:What's going on? by vivek7006 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      No you are not missing anything. It is fucking CmdrTaco who is missing half his brain.

      Seriously almost every dupe story is invariably posted by CmdrTaco