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Subject: Re: Heating Up - AMD vs Intel [OT]

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 08:11:14 02/16/04

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On February 16, 2004 at 10:49:41, Slater Wold wrote:

>http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/7965000.htm
>
>"Intel has been secretly working on technology that would add the functions of a
>64-bit chip to its standard chips. By turning a standard Intel 32-bit chip into
>a 64-bit chip, a computer can handle more data-intensive jobs, such as running
>massive databases. Since AMD has been successful with its 64-bit offering, Intel
>has been under pressure by customers who are looking at other options for the
>low-end servers."
>
>
>Finally...the Itanic has sunk.

It is about time because the Dual Opteron is much faster at the moment:
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=opt248vsxeon32a&page=5



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