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> x86-64 That came after AMD64. It was Intel trying to prevent brand damage by saying their AMD compatible cpus were not knock-offs of a competitor that had pl
by indymike 4y ago
> x86-64
That came after AMD64. It was Intel trying to prevent brand damage by saying their AMD compatible cpus were not knock-offs of a competitor that had plagued them with knock-offs.
- gmokki 4y agoDoes anyone remember when first Intel processors with AMD64 support came out Intel called it "IA32e" to downplay the importance. To differentiate it from the IA32=x86 (32bit) IA64=Itanium
- tadfisher 4y agoI remember it as "EM64T", but Wikipedia tells me that is just the marketing name for IA32e. TIL!
- hakfoo 4y agoActually, it was originally called x86-64. The AMD64 branding came around about the time the chips were actually released. Back around 2002 or 2003, I sent away to AMD for a set of reference manuals, got back a nice five-volume set which said "x86-64" everywhere and a little note in the box saying "where it says x86-64, read AMD64"