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Subject: Re: Refuting nonsense about 64 bits servers/supercomputer chips

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 07:20:52 09/01/01

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On September 01, 2001 at 08:40:46, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On September 01, 2001 at 02:48:22, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>
>Oh what a nonsense thread!
>
>Let's put it this way, making a 64 bits server/supercomputer
>chip is taking many years,
>so far we have heart nothing from AMD they want to make one,
>so logically seen it would take at least another 6 to 7 years to
>build one for AMD.
>
>Intel is going to dominate 64 bits market completely now
>that they have taken over Alpha,
>though this market is of 0% value for computerchess, because
>those computers are in price ranges from like $20000 a machine
>to many millions of dollars for the bigger servers.
>
>Chance AMD is going to compete there is the same chance that
>Coca Cola is going to build a starship enterprise that is travelling
>to mars.

Never heard of Sledgehammer?

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2482599.html?tag=rltdnws
(google will tell you more)



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