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

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 21:09:04 05/17/02

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On May 17, 2002 at 16:19:42, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On May 17, 2002 at 15:18:40, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>[snip]
>>A machine price range $20000 for just 2 processor 1.2Ghz (where > 1.6Ghz
>>is the standard now) is just too expensive.
>
>AMD's sledgehammer will force down the price point.
>
>People who are buying those machines are people with huge database systems that
>a 32 bit chip cannot address.  At some point there will be a consumer 64 bit
>chip.  If not by Intel then by AMD.  And if not by AMD then someone else.


They are already available.  We just bought a bunch of new Sun 64 bit
workstations for under $2,500 each...




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