From: Kyle Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Actually, no. I checked. No 64-bit Athlon computers for sale at either location.
Wow. Clearwater has them. ;-)
I should clarify -- I didn't check if they had the chip or the MBs. I wanted to see a name-brand machine that was using the Opteron (which sounds like some rejected name for a Godzilla opponent). They didn't have any.
I asked if they had any software that took advantage of a 64-bit chip (in the way that certain libraries of programs for the G5 do). They said that to the best of their knowledge, the answer was no.
While home-builders (which, despite misconceptions to the contrary, actually make up a tiny percentage of PC buyers) might be able to slap together an Operton-based system, most PC buyers don't really see this as a viable (or worthwhile, seeing as how none of their software will be enhanced by it) option at the moment. IMHO, 64-bit on the PC has a ways to go -- probably about two years' worth of way to go.
Apple, OTOH, seems have a clear advantage in that regard, and time enough to really take advantage of that if they handle it right.
_Chas_
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