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To: Charles R who wrote (71474)	9/9/1999 12:42:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574848

Chuckles - Re: "do you have confirmation that AMD is indeed developing a 64-bit extension to x86?" No. I have no confirmation that AMD or Microsoft or The Learning Company are working on any x86 64 bit extensions. If no one builds a 64 bit x86 OS, AMD could really be BOXED IN as regards a future processor roadmap. Did this ever occur to you ? Paul

To: Charles R who wrote (71474)	9/9/1999 12:50:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574848

Chuckles - Re: "Also, I was using a "potential 64-bit x86" At least a few companies are supporting Intel's servers with 4 Gig data addressing. Will AMD's SMP servers get this attention ? Paul {==================================} infoworld.com Linux extension doubles memory on Intel servers By Douglas F. Gray InfoWorld Electric Posted at 6:50 AM PT, Sep 8, 1999 Siemens and Linux distributor SuSE announced Wednesday a Linux extension that allows for the use of up to 4GB of RAM on servers powered by Intel processors. The new extension is a major step up from the 2GB of RAM that previously was the maximum memory available on Intel servers running the Linux operating system, said Frank Schuhmann, a spokesman at SuSE. "This will mainly affect companies with large business applications," Schuhmann said, adding that companies running enterprise resource planning applications such as those from SAP will have the most to gain. SuSE contributed its experience with Linux to the collaboration, while Siemens brought the hardware expertise. They have been working together for more than a year, Schuhmann said. The extension is available as a free download from SuSE's Web site. SuSE and Siemens worked closely with Linux creator Linus Torvalds to develop the extension, which is already in the Linux 2.3.15 developer's kernel, SuSE said. Last month at Linuxworld, Torvalds discussed the forthcoming system kernel Version 2.4, which he said will be released by the end of this year. SuSE GmbH, in Nuremberg, Germany, can be reached at www.suse.de. Siemens AG, in Munich, Germany, and Berlin, is at www.siemens.de. Doug Gray is a London correspondent for the IDG News Service, an InfoWorld affiliate. Related articles: "Linus expounds on the Linux kernel" Go to the Week's Top News Stories Please direct your comments to InfoWorld Deputy News Editor, Carolyn April Copyright © 1999 InfoWorld Media Group Inc.