Fun to see ten years later that this approach by AMD won.
AMD's x86-64 approach is a lot more interesting not so much because of any technical issues, but because AMD _can_ try to avoid the "irrelevant" part. By having a part that _can_ potentially compete in the market against a P4, AMD has something that is worth hoping for. Something that can make a difference.
AMD's x86-64 approach is a lot more interesting not so much because of any technical issues, but because AMD _can_ try to avoid the "irrelevant" part. By having a part that _can_ potentially compete in the market against a P4, AMD has something that is worth hoping for. Something that can make a difference.