I am top posting here because there was nothing worthwhile to respond to below. I don't ordinarily use Wikipedia as a source, but this is actually a reasonably good article on a simple-to-understand (for most people) concept.
Read it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64 Read the Architecture overview section of this: http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/24592.PDF 64-bit general purpose registers, 64-bit address space -- that sounds pretty 64-bit to me. Note that there is no mention whatsoever about multiple cores. AMD was producing 64 bit cores for quite a while - I believe over a year, but I don't recall - before they produced anything with multiple cores. The two concepts have nothing to do with each other. The 64 bit instruction set in AMD64 (and the Intel version) is not emulated. I don't have any idea where you got that idea, but it is wrong. Many of the other things you say on this list appear to have value, but everything you say has to be weighed in the context of this error. On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:32:03 -0500, goodoldmarty wrote > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > If you can actually document what you are saying, I will apologize in > > advance and be grateful for the knowledge. > > > If you seek documentation, try AMD's web site first. The > burden of proof is on them, not me. AMD makes no claim to have > 64 bit cores; all of the manufacturers avoid the phrase '64 > bit processor' to refer to their chips. They put big spin on > techno-speak and tradenames like AMD64 which generically refer > to achieving 64 bit functions using multiple core chips. They > just can't do it with a single core yet, but they would love > to sell such a chip if they could. Now with 16 AMD 2901's... > > Marty B. > > - -- > Putting Microsoft in a computer is like putting screen doors > in a submarine. Hopeless. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFHdLSDodd/GHZYnVQRAlM9AJ9i6UNNOzlkuK3S77cnfIWR48zHVQCbBhea 06OOsTyZxXay9BzcUAZ1/wY= =OXN4 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/hlfs-dev > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ > Unsubscribe: See the above information page -- "Facts are the enemy of truth." -- Don Quixote Eric Johnson -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/hlfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
