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To: kapkan4u who wrote (96426)3/2/2000 8:20:00 PM
From: Elmer  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1571985
 
Kalcan Re: "You are the one who has it wrong. Bookmark this post. Iranium will be a total disaster."

That was not the point of discussion. The point was whether or not Itanium executes x86 code directly in hardware or emulates it. You have just displayed your ignorance (again) by coming down on the side of emulation.

developer.intel.com

"Intel's Itanium brand processor will deliver world class performance, scalability, availability, reliability, and full IA-32 binary compatibility for high-end servers and workstations. The IA-64 processor family will co-exist with future IA-32 processors to enable a complete range of Intel Architecture solutions.

EP



To: kapkan4u who wrote (96426)3/2/2000 9:01:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1571985
 
Kap, <Bookmark this post. Iranium will be a total disaster.>

And Willamette's FPU will not run faster than 700 MHz.

Tenchusatsu