Posted on 02/02/2003 9:24:30 PM PST by HAL9000
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is once again delaying the shipment of a long-awaited microprocessor chip that is vital to its competition with Intel Corp., Monday's Wall Street Journal reported.The chip, part of a new family that has carried the code name Hammer, was originally expected to be available in personal computers at the end of 2002 or early in the first quarter of this year. In September, however, AMD reset the delivery date to late in the first quarter or early in the second period. Friday, AMD said PCs based on the chip, formally called the Athlon 64, won't be ready until September, though a version called Opteron for servers and technical workstations will be introduced April 22.
Hammer has implications beyond AMD. Where most computers process 32 bits of data at a time, the new product line can handle 64 bits, a feature needed for massive databases, complex visual simulations and other difficult computing chores.
Intel has begun selling a 64-bit chip called Itanium, based on an entirely new design that was developed with help from Hewlett-Packard Co. But Itanium-based computers have sold slowly.
AMD simply added new features to existing technology. So Hammer-based computers are expected to efficiently run both 32-bit and 64-bit programs, making systems that use the chip more versatile than those based on Itanium.
I want one, even if I don't really need it!
AMD will be around long after Intel bites the big one. You may ask why? Because most if not all of PC's purchased today are going to be used as Graphics/Game engines, can you guess who the leader is in that Department? A-M-D by so wide a margin that Intel only wishes it had that market. Also remember if not for AMD, INTEL would be a monopoly, and we all know how that works, just look at MS's products. :)
Oh and jes in case folks forget, INTEL was the CPU manufacturer that thought Consumers were dumb enough to buy a CPU with a math problem, they even said as much. With the hammer of doom aimed at INTEL for that remark they had to recall all of those chips and apoligize profusely.
Oh and let us not forget the PIII debackel, remember the chip that would give anyone who wanted it, access to your personal information via the internet directly to your computer. Seems INTEL decided it would be ok to program your personal info into the chip you bought from them. INTEL the "Big Brother" of CPU's.
Remember Paul this is not a personal attack, just a slam against INTEL. We all have our viewpoints. And on another note. ,New AMD CPU
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