On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:34:40 +0100, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > >> I found some notes on the net "amd64 is for x86_64", unsure about > >> that ... > > > > That's right, the architecture was originally for the AMD 64-bit > > chips. > > Thanks for clearing that, not very intuitive .... :)
It was when the only x86_64 chips were AMD, and changing the name now would be almost as confusing. -- Neil Bothwick Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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