I am not so sure of that.If you go here: http://processorfinder.intel.com/Default.aspx and then select Core 2 Duo or some such... then filter by "Execute Disable Bit" under supported features... you will see a bunch of Core 2s.
The Core 2 is ia32e. It is not EM64T. According to some sites... if anyone really cares I will find the links... Intel started putting ia32e chips out in late 2004.. this includes some Pentium 4's. I believe Theo was expressing his disappointment around Feb of 2004. Anyway... the page does seem to be updated semi-regularly.. if the date at the bottom is accurate.. it was last changed on 2007/08/10 If Intel did indeed start including it on chips in early 2005... it would be nice to know that instead of a blanket statement that Intel does not support the NXE bit at all. It is important when making purchasing decisions and architecture choices. ---- Darren Spruell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/20/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > According to: > > http://www.openbsd.org/amd64.html > > W^X will not work on Intel's 64 bit chips. I for one chose to go with i386 > > on my Core 2 because of this fact alone. > > Intel produces 2 families of 64-bit processors; the EM64T and an AMD64 > family chip. You're probably misinterpreting what is meant to indicate > the former. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64-bit#Current_64-bit_microprocessor_architectures > http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20040310223922.html > > DS
