what is the difference between x64 and x86

[Tom Lake]

x(86) -x(64) = x(22)

but
x86 -x64 = 22

Ed
So why is 12x - 5x = 7x? 8^)

Tom L

Go look it up on Google!


It was a rhetorical question. Having been a math teacher for a number of
years,
I do know why. Did you notice the smiley emoticon?

Tom L

 

[Vic RR Garcia]

Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-15
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
/snip
</html>

Still the asshole I see.

You have a MAJOR problem Lady, learn how to configure 'Windows Live
Mail', if you fail at that, try to find something else to do on your
spare time.

And no, I do not mean 'bitching', I see you are really good a that.

 

[Ken Blake]

You've helped me solve a thorny memory problem - thanks - but only if I
can remember than it's the thorn, not the eth, in Ye Olde Gifte Shoppe.

OK, I've got it: Ye Olde Cactus Shoppe.

LOL again! Glad to help.

 

[Lewis]

In message <[email protected]>

Yes the reason that IBM used the 8088 was that the 8 bit data bus and
memory made the motherboard considerably cheaper than 16 bit parts, but
the CPU was indeed a 16 bit unit, and IBM didn't use the 8086. (but IBM
PC clones did)

Wait, really? I thought the PC AT was an 8086? Or was that the first 286
machine?

 

[Tim Slattery]

Wait, really? I thought the PC AT was an 8086? Or was that the first 286
machine?

It was an 80286

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer/AT

 

[Ken Blake]

In message <[email protected]>



Wait, really? I thought the PC AT was an 8086? Or was that the first 286
machine?

It was an 80286, not a 8086.

 

[Jack]

You have a MAJOR problem Lady, learn how to configure 'Windows Live Mail',
if you fail at that, try to find something else to do on your spare time.

You have the problem, not Rebecca. Stop posting HTML in newsgroups. And
don't show your stupidity by claiming what you replied to was an HTML
message; you've claimed that twice and both times you were lying.

 

[Vic RR Garcia]

You have the problem, not Rebecca. Stop posting HTML in newsgroups.
And don't show your stupidity by claiming what you replied to was an
HTML message; you've claimed that twice and both times you were lying.

Definitely, I do not have a problem, I can live with HTML or text,
either way, and will never whine/bitch about it.
You and her are the ones bitching, and finally resorting to insult the
other party, CLEAR proof that you are the ones with the problem.

 

[charlie]

LOL again! Glad to help.

Us "oldsters" can get a bit "prickly" at times!
Comes from trying to remember trivia such as old microprocessor types,
and "where did I leave my keys"! <G>

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Us "oldsters" can get a bit "prickly" at times!
Comes from trying to remember trivia such as old microprocessor types,
and "where did I leave my keys"! <G>

Does that mean that you and I are a prickly pair?

Just trying to needle you, I guess.

(I'll go back to my room now.)

 

[GreyCloud]

Wouldn't it be better in this NG to assume the 'x' stands for PCs?

I can't make that assumption. Over in the Solaris newsgroups, there was
a discussion about x86 vs x86_64 and i386 archs. Right now, for the
mainstream, there is only the Intel procs being used. Oracle (sun) uses
the Xeons, Apple uses the i-n series, and IBM uses their own G series.
And of course the Sparc in servers. But between apple and the usual PCs
it is all Intel now. (Excluding the portables that are now using the
ARM stuff,... but then that is also now made by Intel.)

 

[chrisv]

Definitely, I do not have a problem, I can live with HTML or text, either
way, and will never whine/bitch about it.
You and her are the ones bitching, and finally resorting to insult the
other party, CLEAR proof that you are the ones with the problem.

You provide clarification to what an arsehole is.

 

[chrisv]

Definitely, I do not have a problem, I can live with HTML or text, either
way, and will never whine/bitch about it.
You and her are the ones bitching, and finally resorting to insult the
other party, CLEAR proof that you are the ones with the problem.

You provide clarification to what an arsehole is.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

I can't make that assumption. Over in the Solaris newsgroups, there was
a discussion about x86 vs x86_64 and i386 archs. Right now, for the
mainstream, there is only the Intel procs being used. Oracle (sun) uses
the Xeons, Apple uses the i-n series, and IBM uses their own G series.
And of course the Sparc in servers. But between apple and the usual PCs
it is all Intel now. (Excluding the portables that are now using the
ARM stuff,... but then that is also now made by Intel.)

Well, I thought I was making a joke.

 

[Char Jackson]

I can't make that assumption. Over in the Solaris newsgroups, there was
a discussion about x86 vs x86_64 and i386 archs. Right now, for the
mainstream, there is only the Intel procs being used. Oracle (sun) uses
the Xeons, Apple uses the i-n series, and IBM uses their own G series.
And of course the Sparc in servers. But between apple and the usual PCs
it is all Intel now. (Excluding the portables that are now using the
ARM stuff,... but then that is also now made by Intel.)

I didn't realize AMD had exited the CPU market.

 

[GreyCloud]

I didn't realize AMD had exited the CPU market.

No, they haven't exited,... just that there isn't any real difference
between an Intel and AMD. The user won't know the difference and for
the programmer, won't know the difference. The ones I have mentioned
are quite different from each other from a developers standpoint.

 

[Char Jackson]

No, they haven't exited,... just that there isn't any real difference
between an Intel and AMD. The user won't know the difference and for
the programmer, won't know the difference. The ones I have mentioned
are quite different from each other from a developers standpoint.

Interesting perspective, thanks.

 

[Lewis]

No, they haven't exited,... just that there isn't any real difference
between an Intel and AMD. The user won't know the difference and for
the programmer, won't know the difference. The ones I have mentioned
are quite different from each other from a developers standpoint.

Well, to be perfectly correct, they are all AMDs now since Intel uses
AMDs x64 technology instead of their abandoned Itanium 64 bit
technology.

 

[GreyCloud]

Well, to be perfectly correct, they are all AMDs now since Intel uses
AMDs x64 technology instead of their abandoned Itanium 64 bit
technology.

Itanium hasn't been abandoned... yet. Intel just released their latest
version. I can't recall how many cores it has, but the only vendor
using it is HP in their OpenVMS line of products. Too bad HP doesn't
advertise it.