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April 24th, 2003, 01:48 PM
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Check this out from the Inquirer.
When my boss saw this, he made me get rid of our plastic hammer too!  This sort of action is quite atypical of AMD, IMO. But maybe they just want to kill ALL association with Intel's architecture, etc. as they can.
Meh, still an interesting read!  | 
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April 24th, 2003, 02:37 PM
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| | that aint a lightsaber
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That is the biggest mistake I have seen AMD make in a while. I know they are trying to kepp people from thinking of them as an Intel wannabe, but that is full of sh**. | |
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April 24th, 2003, 02:41 PM
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| | ph34r t3h g04t
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Methinks they don't really need to ride around in Intel's wake anymore. It could, as you say, be a mistake, but I think that AMD's got enough of a name now to pull this off.
Heck, look at Apple. After all the crap they've pulled they're still around (and I still want one). | 
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April 24th, 2003, 02:58 PM
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I don't know about you, but that site seems to be about as reliable an information source as the former Iraqi Minister of Information. | |
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April 25th, 2003, 05:58 PM
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Id give them a little more credit than that. But not much more. | |
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April 25th, 2003, 05:59 PM
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| | ph34r t3h g04t
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Inquirer is usually pretty good, actually. It's the Enquirer you need to run from.  | |
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April 25th, 2003, 06:03 PM
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| | Uncommon Man
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It could be because the rumored Intel Yamhill processor (also x86-64) doesn't run the same 64bit extensions as AMD's.
That'd be a real great thing for them to do, try and force an incompatible 64bit set down everyone's throat after AMD's extensions become ubiquitous just because they want to be "in control." | |
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April 26th, 2003, 07:09 AM
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| Quote: Originally posted by samwichse
It could be because the rumored Intel Yamhill processor (also x86-64) doesn't run the same 64bit extensions as AMD's.
That'd be a real great thing for them to do, try and force an incompatible 64bit set down everyone's throat after AMD's extensions become ubiquitous just because they want to be "in control." | this is maddness | |
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April 26th, 2003, 11:01 PM
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