Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:01:40 05/15/02
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On May 15, 2002 at 19:04:33, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On May 15, 2002 at 15:25:48, Michael Vox wrote: > >>On May 15, 2002 at 14:23:45, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On May 15, 2002 at 05:09:59, Michael Vox wrote: >>> >>>>Has anyone heard or care to make a prediction when Intel will be able to mass >>>>produce a 64 bit CPU? >>> >>>Itaniums have been on the market for some length of time already. >> >>When will these replace the standard 32 bit Intel and AMD home PC CPUS > >Never will you get an IA64 chip for cheap, I was taught in elementary school that _any_ statement with the word "never" or "always" in it was false, period. 64 bit processors will be the norm in a few years... just like everyone said "who needs 32 bits" when the PC/AT had 80286 processors (16 bit). >just like majority of us do not have an alpha chip driven >machine at their home. It's a highend chip. Price will keep high >for it. It's not a chip that drops in price within a few months to >'affordable' prices.
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