Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 12:22:20 05/20/03
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On May 20, 2003 at 15:06:54, Vincent Lejeune wrote: >On May 20, 2003 at 14:05:18, Tom Kerrigan wrote: > >>On May 19, 2003 at 21:43:03, Matthew White wrote: >> >>>On May 19, 2003 at 17:18:13, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >>> >>>>On May 18, 2003 at 12:29:33, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >>>> >>>>>On May 18, 2003 at 09:40:34, Alvaro Jose Povoa Cardoso wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Hi, I was thinking on upgrading my system to an Athlon 64 (not yet released) by >>>>>>Christmas 2003. >>>>>>Assuming those systems will be available by year end, I was wondering if by then >>>>>>you will have a binary of crafty that would run 64 bit instructions and if it >>>>>>would run normaly with winboard. >>>>>>Also, will it run on the current Windows XP (32 bit)? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Best regards, >>>>>>Alvaro Cardoso >>>>> >>>>>Don't be so eager to jump on the athlon 64 bandwagon. Too many things are new >>>>>about it: >>>>> >>>>>(1) New 64 bit cpu >>>>>(2) New supporting chipsets >>>>>(3) New 64 bit OS >>>>>(4) New hardware drivers >>>>>(5) New 64 bit compilers >>>>>(6) and more generally: New 64 bit software >>>> >>>>If you don't like (3), (4), (5), or (6), then just use 32-bit software. >>>> >>>>Reviews of Opteron running 32-bit software indicate that it performs quite well. >>>> >>>>Speaking to each point individually: >>>> >>>>(1) - What's wrong with a new processor? Would you hold off on buying a Pentium >>>>5 because it's new? What would you wait for, a Pentium 6 instead? Besides, the >>>>Athlon 64/Opteron is based on current Athlons, so it's not 100% new. >>>> >>>The Pentiums were based on the 486's, but that didn't save them from the "F00F" >>>bug. Some people don't mind buying processors with low serial numbers, others >>>do. It's a matter of personal preference, I guess. >>> >>>Matt >> >>I wasn't aware that the Pentium borrowed anything from the 486, and if it did, >>it must have been a very small amount. > >it was an evolution of the '486 Depends on what you mean by evolution. You could also say that the Pentium Pro is an evolution of the Pentium. Nothing you posted indicates that the Pentium directly borrows anything from the 486. -Tom
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