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Subject: Re: Where is now 64 bits Intel's computer?

Author: leonid

Date: 03:22:48 05/16/02

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On May 15, 2002 at 18:50:39, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On May 15, 2002 at 18:39:54, leonid wrote:
>
>>On May 15, 2002 at 17:41:07, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>
>>>On May 11, 2002 at 11:57:34, leonid wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>Recently I read a lot of discussion about new coming AMD's 64 bits chip. But
>>>>what is the situation with last Intel's 64 bits chip? Where he is now? Do
>>>>somebody really use this chip?
>>>>
>>>>Cheers,
>>>>Leonid.
>>>
>>>
>>>There bloody expencive!
>>>
>>>Here's a link to IBM.
>>>
>>>http://commerce.www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce/CategoryDisplay?cgrfnbr=2072508&smrfnbr=2072488&cntrfnbr=107824&cgmenbr=24188&cntry=840&lang=en_US&scrfnbr=126
>>>
>>>
>>>You may have to copy and paste this link!;)
>>
>>Thanks for link!
>>
>>To my surprise Intel 64 bits chip is real and can be bought in few computers. It
>>is true that price look like too high for me (15000 - 16000$), when its Mhz is
>>too low. Still only 800 Mhz. Will be nice to see some miracle from Intel in
>>order to push price down and Mhz up.
>>
>>Leonid.
>
>This is first generation IA64 from intel at 800Mhz.
>
>It is a very primitive CPU IMHO compared to their new chip, also
>this 800Mhz thing is very cheap compared to the new 1.2Ghz chip,
>considering the market they target at.

You want to say that last chip is even more expensive? So, no hope to have it!

Still it could be that in the next few years Intel will find its way to produce
some accessible chip. I do remember that first and slow Pentium was also
expensive.

Leonid.


>>>Terry



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