1 Oct
2007
1 Oct
'07
8:30 p.m.
Jochen Wrote:
Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
I remember being somewhat dumbfounded yet amused when Apple made the
big deal about having the first "World First 64-bit desktop with native
32-bit application compatibility" as I looked over at my DEC 3000,
Indigo2 R10k, HP 9000 C180, and Sun Ultra 1.
Ah - here's the marketing drivel: "On other platforms, switching to a
64-bit computer requires migrating to a 64-bit operating system (and
purchasing 64-bit applications) or running a 32-bit operating system
in a slow emulation mode.With the PowerPC G5, the transition to a
64-bit system is seamless:Current 32-bit code?such as existing Mac OS
X and Classic applications?runs natively at processor speed, with no
interruptions to your workflow and no additional investment in
software."
Gee that's funny- IRIX did that in '96, Solaris in '99, and HP-UX in
'99 or '00 - and DEC's VEST wasn't too shabby in '92 even if it
wasn't
transparent.
Absolutely. Every time I hear someone
blathering on about "new
SAN technology" I show them stuff about VAXclusters and CI. I always
get a kick out of the reactions. :)
Yes, thats it. Just like that 64 bit hype. DEC
Alpha systems where the
first real 64 bit machines, 15, 16 (?) years ago...
Where do HyperTransport and HyperThreading originate?
Alpha...