Re: Will Prescott work on Win64?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Douglas Siebert) wrote:

> <wild speculation>
> My hunch is that when Intel found out MS was going to support AMD64 they
> told them they were putting a hidden 64 bit capability in x86 "just in
> case" and wanted them to support it as well.  MS said no, but agreed to
> delay AMD64 support until Intel could get themselves ready for it "just
> in case".

Pretty wild. MS don't tend to just do what Intel ask, you know. Intel 
indulge in L*n*x, for one thing, and I don't think there are many greater 
sins in MS eyes. 

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John Dallman                                        [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a 
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