Author: Angrim
Date: 10:57:24 09/01/01
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On September 01, 2001 at 08:40:46, Vincent Diepeveen 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. As already posted by others, the AMD 64 bit chips is called sledgehammer, I'll just add that they have the design of it far enough along that they have an emulator for it, and are mostly done porting linux to it. more info on the port at http://www.x86-64.org/ Angrim >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 $20000 a machine >to many millions of dollars for the bigger servers. > >Chance AMD is going to compete there is the same chance that >Coca Cola is going to build a starship enterprise that is travelling >to mars. Gee, I hadn't heard about that. Makes sense though, its about the only place left that doesn't have cola vending machines. >The 64 bits server/supercomputer market is completely different >from a fast PC processor. > >That those fast PCs kick that butt of the P4 pc processor >completely (especially price range), as well from the >servers from alpha and especially from SUN and all other cpu >brands when running 32 bits (computerchess) software, >that's very nice of course, otherwise intel would >be the new world order ruling the world soon, like M$ does >in the software world now and even could release its XP plans, >which for any other market where there is competition would >mean signing your own death sentence. > > >
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