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Because AMD64 is actually distinct from Intel's implementation, which has some subtle differences - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64#Differences_between_AMD
by Chlorus 10y ago
Because AMD64 is actually distinct from Intel's implementation, which has some subtle differences - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64#Differences_between_AMD64_and_Intel_64\ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64#Differences_between_AMD...
The AMD64 usage implies non-compatibility with EM64T..
- cm3 10y agoYeah, but given the various names others came up for it, it would have been nice to have one short name. It's normal for difference to exist even withing revisions of a chip, so it wouldn't have hurt anyone to use one name, When we say x86, we mean everything Intel from the 1980s until now, including Cyrix, AMD, Via, etc. 32bit or 64bit.
- CamperBob2 10y agoYeah, but given the various names others came up for it, it would have been nice to have one short name. Colloquially, "x64" works pretty well.
- cm3 10y agoYep, it's quite odd but works, though many dismiss it as the inferior name, no idea why.