On Thursday, December 22, 2005 2:40 AM GMT, Chad Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Noctaire wrote: >> (Bear in >> mind that the x64 has its own instruction set so you can just toss a >> regular copy of Windows on it -- you'd need the 64 bit version.) > > Not true. x86-64 (a.k.a. AMD-64) is an extension of the x86 > instruction > set and is compatible with 32-bit OSes. Intel's IA64 instruction set > is > not compatible with 32-bit OSes, however. > > Chad Martin After over a billion dollars spent in development, Intel got themselves into a mess with all that push for IA64 (commercially known as the itanic), which is barely making any profits. As if that wasnt enough, its now firing back in the face of their 64bit enabled P4 and Xeon lines. Regards, IraqiGeek www.iraqigeek.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income homes are not online. Make a difference this holiday season! http://us.click.yahoo.com/5UeCyC/BWHMAA/TtwFAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
