On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 10:08 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > 2003 x64 > ... it came in a folder named \AMD although the proc was Intel ...
AMD invented the 64-bit extensions to the x86 architecture, back when Intel was still telling everyone that IA-64 (Itanium) was the wave of the future. When it became obvious that the market didn't want IA-64, Intel copied AMD's design. (Ironic bit of historical reversal there.) Thus, the architecture is often named "AMD64" or similar, because when the developement was started, it was an AMD-only thing. Intel originally called their x86-64 implementation "EM64T". Now they call it "Intel 64", which is completely different from "IA-64". Are we sufficiently confused yet? :) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
