Gute Nachrichten habe ich bei vanshardware gefunden, das treibt einem die Tränen in die Augen:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Zitat:</font><HR> AMD Hammer News
On August 3rd we reported news that AMD's first 64-bit processor had been sampling since July. Our informant has now given us an update on the progress of this highly anticipated and crucial line of MPUs dubbed "Hammer":
I don't know if I can say anything about the roadmap I have seen. But it looks like an anonymous person may go to the German hardware store to get a Hammer, to build a Ramp in November.
We will leave it to our readers to decipher this message.
Hammer processors, sometimes referred to as "K8," will first be produced on an advanced 0.13 micron SOI process out of AMD's Dresden megafab. Unlike Intel's Itanium, Hammer chips will provide uncompromised performance on legacy 32-bit applications as well as open up the 64-bit computing "new frontier." In fact, Hammers are expected to be the fastest chips in the world at running 32-bit x86 code, while seriously challenging the fastest 64-bit processors on 64-bit code.
The first desktop Hammer product, the so-called "Clawhammer," will also be only slightly more expensive to produce than contemporary Athlons making 64-bit processing a real option for the masses in the near future.
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Tja, das war dann wohl nix für den Palo...
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Zitat:</font><HR> AMD Hammer News
On August 3rd we reported news that AMD's first 64-bit processor had been sampling since July. Our informant has now given us an update on the progress of this highly anticipated and crucial line of MPUs dubbed "Hammer":
I don't know if I can say anything about the roadmap I have seen. But it looks like an anonymous person may go to the German hardware store to get a Hammer, to build a Ramp in November.
We will leave it to our readers to decipher this message.
Hammer processors, sometimes referred to as "K8," will first be produced on an advanced 0.13 micron SOI process out of AMD's Dresden megafab. Unlike Intel's Itanium, Hammer chips will provide uncompromised performance on legacy 32-bit applications as well as open up the 64-bit computing "new frontier." In fact, Hammers are expected to be the fastest chips in the world at running 32-bit x86 code, while seriously challenging the fastest 64-bit processors on 64-bit code.
The first desktop Hammer product, the so-called "Clawhammer," will also be only slightly more expensive to produce than contemporary Athlons making 64-bit processing a real option for the masses in the near future.
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Tja, das war dann wohl nix für den Palo...