On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:16:10 +0000 (UTC) Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Marius Mauch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted > [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Fri, > 10 Oct 2008 00:05:00 +0200: > > > On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 20:11:01 +0200 > > Fabian Groffen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> amd64-linux > >> x64-openbsd > >> x64-solaris > > > > Is there a special reason why you're using "x64" instead of "amd64" > > in those cases? (IMO x64 is the most stupid name for the x86_64 > > architecture) > > AFAIK, that's not amd64/x86_64, but rather ia64, aka itanic aka > itanium. At least, that's how I'd interpret them since I've seen that > abbreviation made before, particularly since there's already amd64 in > context. No, x64 is the marketing name Microsoft made up for x86_64 (aka amd64, ia32e and Intel 64), as "Windows for x86_64" doesn't sound that sexy, and was later adopted by Sun and others. ia64/Itanium doesn't have any other alias names AFAIK. Marius
