On Sat, 2003-06-21 at 05:50, Duncan wrote: > On Fri 20 Jun 2003 15:48, Levi Ramsey posted as excerpted below: > > On Fri Jun 20 17:50 -0400, David Walser wrote: > > > I'm with you. My current plan is to get a dual AMD64 workstation in > > > December. I hope to be able to run Cooker on it. > > > > The Athlon 64 will run 32-bit apps natively. I've heard that in 32-bit > > it'll be at least as fast as an Athlon XP at the same clock. > > Thanks everyone. Glad I'm not the only one.. > > However, given the current leaks (HP, as covered in either the Register or > ArsTechnica) which (at least currently) put the actual clock of the sampling > units @ 1.6, with a plus rating about the same as current Athlon-32s, will > there be any point in purchasing an Athlon-64 JUST to put 32-bit code on it? > Isn't that sort of like the single passenger SUVs we seem to have so many of > here in Arizona? In that case, wouldn't I be better off running dual > Athlon-32s? > > Anyway.. it would seem there's at least SOME interest in Athlon-64s cookerized > AS 64s, NOT 32s. I suppose given the financial situation I can understand a > reluctance to release Cooker for it, at least this year (perhaps if it takes > off next), but as I said, if so, it's going to cause some reevaluation of my > plans, ability to run 32-bit code on the 64s or not. Maybe I'll stick with > the 64s after all, maybe I'll go 32s, maybe I'll try out that Gentoo everyone > talks about, or maybe.. I'll compile from SRPMs, since it shouldn't be all > that difficult and it'd be kinda nice to say I was running code I'd entirely > compiled myself. > > If Mdk doesn't do it directly, is there any interest in forming a grassroots > organization to spread the load around a bit, as has been discussed for other > platforms earlier in the thread?
Neither of us who told you it would run 32-bit were saying it won't be compiled natively for 64-bit, since we're not in a position to know. My guess is it would be - they've already compiled a server release for the Opteron, so it wouldn't surprise me. -- adamw
