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Intel has been updating the Pentium over time
"You mean to say that since 1993 Intel was doing NOTHING in
the desktop processors?"

If you go look at the PowerPC that came out back then you'll see
they had advances that Intel and others incorporated into their
CPUs through the years. When AltiVec (Velocity Engine or VMX)
came out in the G4 chips there was nothing like it in the Intel/
AMD chips. There is now SSE and 3DNow, with their continued
version upgrades. The 'need for speed' in the Intel chips has
finally been changed to streamlining the pipeline and getting the
support architecture to do more of the heavy lifting.

Intel hasn't needed to get with the 64-bit program because
there hasn't been anything in the Windows world to truly use it,
and the Linux crowd has had other options available.
Posted by: Mr_Dave   Posted on: 07/28/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I didn't realize that AMD accomplished such an impossible task.... happy  michael_t | 07/27/06
LOL.. At least you've conceded Intel kicked AMD's @ss  Prognosticator | 07/27/06
Unlike U, I evaluate technology on its merits and not based on WHOSE is it.  michael_t | 07/28/06
Intel has been updating the Pentium over time  Mr_Dave | 07/28/06
mr dave, Intel copied the PowerPC datapath in their  michael_t | 07/28/06
What's the big deal  john@... | 09/18/06
Think of the Tool Implications  mighetto | 07/27/06
Just how do you think Vista is being reworked for multicore?  balsover | 07/28/06
Windows has supported multi-processor and  ShadeTree | 07/28/06
class action lawsuit?  joemartn | 07/27/06
Why any lawsuit? Use what you have.  Mr_Dave | 07/28/06
Jeez  balsover | 07/28/06
Perhaps you should do a little research?  balsover | 07/28/06
Not to mention the heat!  mobrien_12@... | 07/28/06
Market niches  Anton Philidor | 07/28/06
And of course that's because  Michael Kelly | 07/28/06
not official, but true  shryko | 07/28/06
Corp machines  mobrien_12@... | 07/28/06
Speed differences are often not significant.  Anton Philidor | 07/28/06
This is about the new architecture  MIS Master | 07/28/06
NO big deal at all.... Intel at last implemented their  michael_t | 07/28/06
Competition IS good!  Reverend MacFellow | 07/28/06

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