Forward-looking: After being beaten by AMD in introducing the first, truly 64-bit instruction set in the x86 CPU world, Intel is now trying to get ahead of its historical competitor by working on a ...
x86 CPUs face competition from Arm CPUs in personal and commercial computer markets. Transition to Arm CPUs may lead to Windows laptops with longer battery life and improved performance. Running ...
I've waited quite some time to take a look at x86-64, because I wasn't too enthused about it when it was first announced. But the more I've read about it, the more I've come around, and at this point ...
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Intel has begun selling programming tools that let developers create software that supports 64-bit x86 chips, an important step in making the new generation of processors useful. The Santa Clara, ...
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Thirty years ago, on June 8, 1978, Intel Corp. introduced its first 16-bit microprocessor, the 8086, with a splashy ad heralding “the dawn of a new era.” Overblown? Sure, but also prophetic. While the ...
They let developers create software that supports 64-bit x86 chips--important in making the new generation of chips useful. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...