According to Josh G ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> It's some sort of virtualisation. Last I heard, it would actually be
> slightly slower than a p3 at the same mhz for some ops. I once read
> something saying you would be able to virtualise complete ia32 environments
> like v86 virtualises the no86s of the past. Don't know how accurate it is
> now tho.
They're not actually virtualizing it. The chip simply contains silicon for
both IA64 and IA32, and full hardware access is available for both. I dunno
how they sorted out the protected mode stuff though. Perhaps you can't run
IA32-PM code with an IA64-PM OS (PM of course means Protected Mode).
Wouter
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