Intel på vej med 64-bit processorer

Intel har valgt at gå i AMDs fodspor, og introducerer 64-bit understøttelse i Pentium 4 E "Prescott" og Xeon "Nocona". Dermed er de mange rygter endeligt bekræftet. Heldigvis, fristes man til at sige, er Intels 64-bit teknologi stort set fuld ud kompatibel med AMDs AMD64, og derfor vil det ikke være nødvendigt at lave flere 64-bit versioner af nyt software. Opbygningen er Intels 64-bit teknologi er dog noget anderledes, hvilket selvfølgelig skal ses i lyset af at Intels processorer bygger på en anden arkitektur end AMDs. Det er endnu klart hvornår de første 64-bit versioner af Xeon og Pentium 4 E havner i butikkerne.

There was already a beta of Microsoft Windows for Intel's 64-bit extensions.

Intel will introduce 64-bit extensions for desktop Prescotts later in the year and for Potomac next year.

Barrett didn't say whether the technology was compatible with AMD 64. He'll be asked that in the Q&A following his keynote, no doubt.

Barrett showed off software that takes advantage of the 64-32 bit extensions. The 64-bit extensions allow for better levels of detail.

But, before that, Kicking Pat Gelsinger showed Barrett as a young man, said he was dubbed Doctor D, and showed the differences between the past and present then by introducing the distinguished elderly gent.

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