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The x86-64 processor (a.k.a. amd64, x64): Whirlwind tour
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ingve
on Aug 31, 2022
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gmokki
on Aug 31, 2022
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Intel originally called their copy of amd64 "IA-32e" when they first implemeneted it. I think it was because they did not want to steal thunder from their IA-64 architecture aka Itanium.
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