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It is called amd64 because no one was sure if Intel would bring x86 to 64bit, and if they did, no one was sure it would be compatible with AMD’s implementation.
by sroussey 5y ago
It is called amd64 because no one was sure if Intel would bring x86 to 64bit, and if they did, no one was sure it would be compatible with AMD’s implementation.
- Dah00n 5y agoIt is called AMD64 because AMD named it so. X64 is Intel (and friends) trying to avoid using the AMD name. Here's the official logo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64#/media/File:AMD64_Logo.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64#/media/File:AMD64_Logo....