From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 18 01:18:56 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E66CD16A41F for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 01:18:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (mail.freestylefund.com [166.70.252.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AAB4B43D45 for ; Fri, 18 Nov 2005 01:18:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.222.227] (helo=[192.168.99.68]) by hobbiton.shire.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.51) id 1Ecutz-000CcD-MY; Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:18:55 -0700 In-Reply-To: <200511180035.18168.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> References: <20051117150323.U1019@ganymede.hub.org> <437CD68F.2030008@t-hosting.hu> <200511180035.18168.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <0F1E68F2-D2C9-4E20-8B55-83786ED12AB4@shire.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:18:56 -0700 To: RW X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 67.161.222.227 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: chad@shire.net X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on hobbiton.shire.net); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: EM64T supported? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 01:18:57 -0000 On Nov 17, 2005, at 5:35 PM, RW wrote: > On Thursday 17 November 2005 19:14, K=F6vesd=E1n G=E1bor wrote: >> EM64T is Intel's 64-bit processor architecture. It uses 64 bit =20 >> registers >> so it gets around the 4GB limit. It is very similar to AMD64 >> architecture ... > > > IA-64 was Intel's 64-bit architecture. IA-64 is one of Intel's architectures. > EM64T is Intel's attempt to make AMD64 > compatible processors. EM64T is another of Intels 64bit architectures. Happens to be =20 (mostly) compatible with AMD 64 bit but it is Intel's. Intel may =20 have been inspired (read copied) AMDs, but AMD's is called something =20 else. "is" as in "belongs to", not as in "developed by". AMD calls =20 theirs something different and I believe the opcode mnemonics are =20 different. Chad > > Credit where credit's due. --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad@shire.net