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To: Joe NYC who wrote (85760)7/25/2002 1:15:01 AM
From: wanna_bmwRead Replies (3) of 275872
 
Joe, Re: "The way I see it is that (ignoring Linux for the moment) there is a huge hurdle to overcome, which is to get Windows x86-64 released, which will get things moving."

What makes you so sure that Microsoft will release a client version of Windows for x86-64? I believe they've only committed to a version of .NET server. The next client Windows release isn't until late 2004, and they aren't likely to release anything out of cycle.

Re: "I think Opteron will have excellent database performance, as good or better than Itanium 2, without the baggage of IA-64."

I think you have that backwards. IA-64 is supposed to be a 64-bit ISA without the "baggage" of x86. IA-64 itself was developed to be far more powerful than traditional architectures. That is, unless, you are expressing your own honest opinion, but that may not count for anything outside of yourself. Also, are you comparing Hammer to the .13u version of Itanium 2, on schedule to be launched around the same time?

Re: " Intel will need to have an answer to 64 bit desktop within 2 years"

Not based on your logic. Unlike AMD's 32-bit processors, Intel's can address up to 64GB of memory, and there server products have been capable of >4GB for years already.

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