kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core

Erich Dollansky erich at apsara.com.sg
Thu Aug 6 09:18:36 UTC 2009


Hi,

On 06 August 2009 pm 16:40:41 Mark Stapper wrote:
> Erich Dollansky wrote:
>
> > IA 64? Wans't this once - or still is - the term used for the
> > Itanium?
>
> The one that didn't stick... indeed.

do they really sell machines with this CPU in numbers?

I have not seen one in the wild.
>
> > Yes, also Intel can fail. Intel also failed with their first
> > 32 bit design. Wasn't iAPX-32 ist name? Long before the 80386
> > came up?
>
> As I was an embryo when the 80386 was first produced, I
> searched for this one...
> Possibally the same thing though:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_iAPX_432

Oh, yes, the 4 was missing.

Erich




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