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> "I could have had a PA-8600!"?  Today, and not at some vague point in the
> future?

That sort-of misses the point, as I'm taking a research OS perspective, where
IA-64 is trully unique in terms of versitality and a well thought-through
design (especially when it comes to SASOS support!) Besides, that point in the
future is not all that vague at all ;)

Pat.


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