Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:40:41 +0200 From: Mark Stapper <stark@mapper.nl> To: Erich Dollansky <erich@apsara.com.sg> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kernel designations terminology confusion -- amd64 used for into quad core Message-ID: <4A7A9709.9070803@mapper.nl> In-Reply-To: <200908061631.04639.erich@apsara.com.sg> References: <200908051414.49468.david@vizion2000.net> <200908050654.26375.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> <4A7A79BC.1030600@mapper.nl> <200908061631.04639.erich@apsara.com.sg>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigBF1F6B30153909D4ECA917CB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Erich Dollansky wrote: > Because people using them, new what they were doing. > =20 And probably didn't care... > IA 64? Wans't this once - or still is - the term used for the=20 > Itanium? > =20 The one that didn't stick... indeed. > Yes, also Intel can fail. Intel also failed with their first 32=20 > bit design. Wasn't iAPX-32 ist name? Long before the 80386 came=20 > up? > =20 As I was an embryo when the 80386 was first produced, I searched for this one... Possibally the same thing though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_iAPX_432 --------------enigBF1F6B30153909D4ECA917CB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkp6lwwACgkQN9xNqOOVnWADywCcCV/e6JfWghMq0pX5LAERDeTw jogAnjY4d7FegCWp8vEbFgqtDW0Rg36y =cOok -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigBF1F6B30153909D4ECA917CB--
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