RE: 64-bit Architecture

[Monty Brandenberg <mcbinc@world.std.com>]

On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Al wrote:

> Itanium is very different than x86 stuff. It requires a lot more from the
> compilers and will require a total port of any OS that is to run on it. The
> good news is that a lot of the ugly things required for the x86 chips will
> go away. This chip was designed to support high end needs and is not just
> the latest upgrade of the 8008.

And more interesting than a mere instruction set change is will
the hideous PC/AT system design be buried at last.

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