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The thing is though, I can't tell if these arguments also apply to x86-64. AMD started with a clean slate without caring about backwards compatibility, so I won
by wickedchicken 15y ago
The thing is though, I can't tell if these arguments also apply to x86-64. AMD started with a clean slate without caring about backwards compatibility, so I wonder if a lot of these squabbles are about a legacy instruction set?
- xpaulbettsx 15y agoThese things absolutely apply to x86-64; there are actually two separate instruction sets, AMD64 and EMT64 - the same Venn diagram-style nonsense applies.
- maximilianburke 15y agoAMD64 and EM64T are the instruction set, EM64T (now Intel 64) is Intel's branding. Perhaps you're thinking of the Itanium's instruction set, IA-64? It's wholly incompatible with anything previous, and likely anything future.
- wtallis 15y agoMore likely, he's thinking of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64#Differences_between_AMD64_and_Intel_64 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64#Differences_between_AMD6...