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Date:      Thu, 19 Dec 2002 15:58:14 -0800
From:      Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org>
To:        db@traceroute.dk
Cc:        ia64@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Memory permissions 
Message-ID:  <20021219235814.272182A7EA@canning.wemm.org>
In-Reply-To: <200212182322.gBINMuhi019124@smtp020.tiscali.dk> 

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socketd wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Marcel Moolenaar wrote:
> > http://developer.intel.com/
> > 
> > Look for the SDM.
> 
> ok, thanks :-)
> 
> > > What are the alternatives to ia64?
> > 
> > Stick with 32-bit. AMDs Hammer. Yet-another-64-bit-processor.
> > NUMA/clustering externsions. I don't know...
> 
> Stick with 32-bit? Can't stop progress and I'm looking forward to 64-bit
> with the improved design and read AND execute permissions ;-)

Well, a certain cpu manufacturer would like you to believe that 32 bits
ought to be enough for anybody (except big iron servers) and that the true
path forwards is hyperthreading in order to increase
instructions-per-clock.

> Thanks for your help!
> 
> br
> socketd
> 
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Cheers,
-Peter
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