Re: AMD64 box

[James Bilotto <jb13@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 07:28:31AM -0600, David Leimbach wrote:
> 
> On Nov 7, 2003, at 3:44 AM, James Bilotto wrote:
> 
> >On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 02:01:46PM -0800, Matthew Dillon wrote:
> >>    The alpha and Itanium non-withstanding, the AMD64 is the first 
> >>'consumer'
> >>    64 bit machine in mass production.  I am already impressed!
> >
> >if the alpha and itanium are 'consumer' processors then you mite as 
> >well put the
> >mips, sparc64, and power4's in their too. and i think you are 
> >forgeting the
> >ppc 970 ( G5 ), which shiped in 'mass' befor the AMD64.
> >
> Actually the Opteron beat the G5 by a long shot.  I think you are 
> thinking Atlhlon64.

i know the opteron shiped first, but i thought it was not generally available
for a long time ( mostly for OEM's )