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"A[n] x86 chip has 8 general purpose registers when running in 32-bit mode. AMD doubled the number..."
Wow! 16 general purpose registers? They've finally caught up to the 42-year old IBM 360! Yeah, I'm being somewhat facetious, as some of those 16 were reserved for certain purposes, but still...
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Typical ZD reporting... only half the story  Dave Mount | 03/06/06
Actually, it's more than 90% of the story.  mustangj36@... | 03/06/06
Actually, it's more than 90% of the story.  Protagonistic | 03/06/06
Amen  professordnm | 03/06/06
The 90% statistic  RJCorfield | 03/06/06
Sorry Mustangj36,  Update victim | 03/06/06
Are you suggesting that Apple users are not welcome at ZDNet  jbkendrick | 03/06/06
No, Apple didn't have the 1st 64-bit desktop system  Qbt | 03/06/06
32 bit apple OS's +  wizzzer | 03/06/06
Then  cashaww | 03/06/06
re: Then  cbradshaw@... | 03/07/06
AMD  OldMarine | 03/06/06
According to PC World they did.  nomorems | 03/06/06
definitely not the first  alpha_server | 03/07/06
Until apple starts...  wizzzer | 03/06/06
who cares about Windows 64.  bjbrock | 03/06/06
Ubuntu Linux runs great  susancragin@... | 03/06/06
Open source made porting easier  RJCorfield | 03/06/06
Uhhhhh...your kidding right?  Cayble | 03/06/06
RE: Uhhhhh...your kidding right?  cbradshaw@... | 03/07/06
What you not getting...  billmania@... | 03/07/06
Databases need 64 bit  SQLServer | 03/06/06
Speech Recognition  susancragin@... | 03/06/06
True, but there's other useful applications..  Wolfie2K3 | 03/06/06
3D CGI  cbradshaw@... | 03/07/06
Who wants or needs 64 bits? Gamers!  Mr. Roboto | 03/06/06
You just don't get it.  mobrien_12@... | 03/06/06
gfx cards  Scott W | 03/06/06
Ummm NO  mobrien_12@... | 03/06/06
Games @ 64 bit  Yensi717 | 03/06/06
More Registers is Key  t_mohajir | 03/06/06
more registers  Colonel Panijk | 03/06/06
adding new registers....  DCMann | 03/07/06
Ahhhh..  cashaww | 03/06/06
Oh come on.  mobrien_12@... | 03/06/06
The boot cycle and network command of this software is fundimentalist.  Pop 3 | 03/06/06
I don't see a problem  nucrash | 03/06/06
RE: I don't see a problem  richdave | 03/06/06
They do when there is a flaw  nucrash | 03/06/06
mainstream  Scott W | 03/06/06
RE: mainstream  richdave | 03/06/06
Why Apple IS mainstream...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/06/06
You talk about apps, ZDNet "drivers"...  Anton Philidor | 03/06/06
64 bit OS  jerryug@... | 03/06/06
There's a 64-bit Linux out there.  Mr. Roboto | 03/06/06
Check your facts  nucrash | 03/06/06
64 bit Linux  RJCorfield | 03/06/06
Great you were first...now what  billmania@... | 03/07/06
they have  Scott W | 03/06/06
RE: 64 bit OS  richdave | 03/06/06
FOSS is already 64bit  tracy anne | 03/06/06
Not me or most people  cou-cou | 03/06/06
Waiting for bootstrapping  JJ Brannon | 03/06/06
1987: 16 vs. 32 bits  dluther | 03/06/06
"32 bit" a misnomer  RJCorfield | 03/06/06
Time lag...  Rodney Davis | 03/06/06
32 bits and Windows 95  RJCorfield | 03/06/06
I don't remember the lag in uptake  Chad_z | 03/06/06
Killer app?  Rodney Davis | 03/06/06
Motivation...  Wolfie2K3 | 03/06/06
re: Motivation...  cbradshaw@... | 03/07/06
Memory is the big difference?  NonZealot | 03/06/06
Memory  RJCorfield | 03/06/06
Re: Memory  Ich Bin Anonymous | 03/06/06
False  The King's Servant | 03/06/06
One correction  Rodney Davis | 03/06/06
Taking me back a long way!  NonZealot | 03/06/06
In the end, you are correct  Rodney Davis | 03/06/06
1 bit per year  Ich Bin Anonymous | 03/06/06
re: 1 bit per year  cbradshaw@... | 03/07/06
and with the same results....  tradergeorge | 03/06/06
Misleading title I believe!  clout@... | 03/06/06
Cherry didn't look very hard for a 64 bit pre-install  truthteller_z | 03/06/06
True and True  nucrash | 03/06/06
64 Bits  joconnor@... | 03/06/06
Hardware and software differentiation.  Anton Philidor | 03/06/06
To me, it's less and less clear about what is business and home  cou-cou | 03/06/06
Are you going to run Office Home on Vista Home...  Anton Philidor | 03/06/06
I think it is the other way around  Qbt | 03/06/06
Handling multiple situations or issuing multiple versions?  Anton Philidor | 03/06/06
Who wants or needs 64 bits?  puppadave | 03/06/06
YOGI SAYS: It's deja vu all over again.  johannk | 03/06/06
Linux Owns the 64 bit market  jabailo1 | 03/06/06
Re: Linux Owns the 64 bit market  baer_m | 03/07/06
Windows x64 unstable ?  Ngallendou | 03/06/06
I had the opposite experience..  wizzzer | 03/06/06
Good job!  Qbt | 03/06/06
RE: Good job!  richdave | 03/06/06
64 bit Linux apps  Sabz5150 | 03/06/06
8-16-32 now 64  rmartin25_z | 03/06/06
LOL! I haven't heard the term, 'nibble' in a loooooonggg time.  The King's Servant | 03/06/06
It's all about the 1s and 0s  d6564 | 03/06/06
Stupid MS decision  gordon@... | 03/06/06
It's not about the OS  Michael Kelly | 03/06/06
Minor correction  Michael Kelly | 03/06/06
WINE is available for Gentoo on AMD64  The King's Servant | 03/06/06
why ask who needs 64 bits?  dlmeyer@... | 03/06/06
That's an easy one  CobraA1 | 03/06/06
The sooner the better!!!  Narg | 03/06/06
Actually, it is...  Narg | 03/06/06
How many bits do the processors for  dancwolf@... | 03/06/06
re: How many bits do the processors for  cbradshaw@... | 03/07/06
I'm happy  Richie_z | 03/06/06
64 bits  gjk5491@... | 03/07/06
What is this article about?  The King's Servant | 03/06/06
64-bit hardware will not wait for Windows  WiredGuy | 03/06/06
We'll use it  Colonel Panijk | 03/06/06
I ran 64 bit Linux on my Athlon 64 3000+  sharikou | 03/06/06
AMD64 Runs my progs better than Intel  richard.s | 03/07/06
Alpha  johnjd | 03/07/06
More is better?  Pazooza | 03/07/06
Parallelism is the difference  tipton@... | 03/07/06
Linux users use 64 bit a lot  jrepin | 03/11/06
It'$ ALL about $$$$$$$$$  Betelgeuse58 | 03/14/06
So Freakin what! It's practically free.  daver_z | 03/15/06
64 Bits  marchese@... | 03/17/06
Drivers, drivers, drivers  tony@... | 04/07/06
Why do you assume that Windows is the only platform available?  Motu | 04/10/06

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