On Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 01:12:14PM -0500, Eric Sharkey wrote: > > I think there could be a good reason for a "multiarch" (for commercial > > software compatability), but I've been waiting more than 3 or so years for > > the first 64bit Intel and AMD CPUs and an OS (preferably Linux/*BSD) to be > > fully 64bit (including application software) > > Uhm, why? If you don't care about running 32-bit code and you compile > everything yourself, why didn't you just buy an Alpha or UltraSparc > workstation three years ago? AMD announced their platform around 2000. Buying an Alpha or UltraSparc that is of a reasonable speed is very expensive. Just a few years ago I had a Sun U10 computer at work, it cost several times more than an x86 and was several times slower. A USII is roughly equivalent in speed to a P2 at the same MHz. I don't know how fast the USIII processors are but they still cost about as much as Itanium's so are not a solution for anyone other than big business. 64bit computing is now mainstream you can buy an AMD64 3000+ with motherboard for $300. Try doing that with a comparable speed Alpha, Itanium, or UltraSparc. Chris
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