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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (81015)5/29/2002 11:02:12 PM
From: dumbmoneyRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
Since AMD likely won't get a IA-64 license I hope they have an alternative up their sleeve just in case.

Uh, you mean like x86-64? You been asleep for 3 years? :-)



To: Jim McMannis who wrote (81015)5/29/2002 11:04:08 PM
From: Joe NYCRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
Banias was demonstrated at IDF (European?)

Apparently, it will be low MHz, low power and probably high performance (75 million transistors). I wonder if Intel will need QuantiSpeed ratings to sell them.

(German) tecchannel.de

Joe



To: Jim McMannis who wrote (81015)5/29/2002 11:08:41 PM
From: Joe NYCRead Replies (2) | Respond to of 275872
 
Jim,

Since AMD likely won't get a IA-64 license I hope they have an alternative up their sleeve just in case.

Alrnative? I think it is Intel that will have to look for alternatives, when their x86-32 CPUs no longer keep up with x86-84, and when the dying field of boutique CPUs (Itanium market) finally dies.

Joe



To: Jim McMannis who wrote (81015)5/30/2002 6:19:16 AM
From: TGPTNDRRespond to of 275872
 
Jim, Re: <Since AMD likely won't get a IA-64 license I hope they have an alternative up their sleeve just in case.>

Of course they would if they wanted one. It's part of the agreement. When has any instruction, between the two companies, been subject to anything but name calling reservations?(The name can be trade marked, the instruction set itself can be freely copied.)

And X86-64 looks like it may do pretty well as an alternative(as several have pointed out.)

tgptndr